Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jackson Road 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 Jackson Road (CB4 2RQ) 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 Jackson Road (CB4 2RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackberry Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jackson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haviland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haviland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stott Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jackson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haviland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beales Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Jennings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jolley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alice Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Bell Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campkin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campkin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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