Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026James Nurse Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn , and the 216th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
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 James Nurse Close (CB1 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around James Nurse Close (CB1 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 71 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 | Other theft | Yarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Loris Court | Under investigation |
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