Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Josiah Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Milton & Waterbeach , and the 110th 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 Josiah Court (CB25 9JT) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Milton & Waterbeach average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Josiah Court (CB25 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirby Terrace, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pieces Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bannold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bannold Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bannold Road | — |
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