Total Crime Rate

180.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 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 180.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marshside Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 107th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marshside Road (PR9 9SX) in the last 12 months was 180.9 per 1,000 residents and was 143.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshside Road (PR9 9SX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marshside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Garstang Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Knob Hall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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