Total Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shellfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 105th 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 80.4% lower than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% 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 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkfield Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shellfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Marshside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marshside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Singleton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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