Total Crime Rate

58.3 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 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Molewood Close area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 163rd 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 Molewood Close (CB4 3SR) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molewood Close (CB4 3SR), the main crime hotspot is near Ellison Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Molewood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catharines Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harris Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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