Total Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cambridge Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Avenue (PR9 9SA) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Avenue (PR9 9SA), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Drive. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clengers Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clengers Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threlfalls Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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