Total Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jolley Way area has the 56th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .
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 Jolley Way (CB4 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Arbury average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jolley Way (CB4 2QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackberry Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuns Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodhead Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Campkin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Campkin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackberry Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackberry Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackberry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jolley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Bell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hawkins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jolley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alice Bell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Bell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campkin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campkin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Kilda Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jackson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haviland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nuns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Cowell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haviland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Crowland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haviland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nuns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stott Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beales Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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