Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knob Hall Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knob Hall Lane (PR9 9QS) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knob Hall Lane (PR9 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Marshside Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knob Hall Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knob Hall Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clengers Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clengers Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longacre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Threlfalls Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshside Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radnor Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knob Hall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knob Hall Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marshside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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