Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Varrier Jones Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 197th highest crime rate of 498 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 Varrier Jones Drive (CB23 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varrier Jones Drive (CB23 3DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daintry Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Caldecote

Crime Over Time in Varrier Jones Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daintry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Lane —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑