Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Craister Court area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

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 Craister Court (CB4 2SL) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craister Court (CB4 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Hercules Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craister Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albemarle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hercules Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albemarle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Close
Sep 2025Burglary Tredegar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ennisdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hercules Close
Sep 2025Drugs Montrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neptune Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jedburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aragon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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