Total Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 14.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Shellfield Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 116th 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 Shellfield Road (PR9 9UR) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shellfield Road (PR9 9UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshside Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longacre (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shellfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mallee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshside Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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