Total Crime Rate
119.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Villa Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 110th highest crime rate of 395 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 Villa Court (CB4 2TX) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Villa Court (CB4 2TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hercules Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marmalade Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cambridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A14 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aragon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crathern Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crathern Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minerva Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sackville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aragon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Neptune Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engledow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Neptune Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfields Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Apollo Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apollo Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfields Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hercules Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caravere Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sackville Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Engledow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moncrieff Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moncrieff Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caledon Way | Under investigation |
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