Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denbigh Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 244th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denbigh Avenue (PR9 9PY) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denbigh Avenue (PR9 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denbigh Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denbigh Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knob Hall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knob Hall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knob Hall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threlfalls Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bellis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Knob Hall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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