Total Crime Rate
102.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crawford Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 128th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crawford Close (CB4 2US) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crawford Close (CB4 2US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marmalade Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hercules Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweetpea Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marmalade Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marmalade Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmalade Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moyne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moyne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hercules Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweetpea Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albemarle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hercules Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jedburgh Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jedburgh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buchan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Neptune Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neptune Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aragon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Albemarle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marmalade Lane | β |
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