Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Joiners Court area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Balsham , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Joiners Court (CB21 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 255.2% higher than the Balsham average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joiners Court (CB21 4LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Field Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Joiners Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Field Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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