Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Craister Court area has the 28th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 108th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craister Court (CB4 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craister Court (CB4 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minerva Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hercules Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Craister Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crawford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crawford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Apollo Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Neptune Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moncrieff Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hercules Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crathern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crathern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Way
Apr 2026Burglary Sackville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albemarle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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