Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Molewood Close area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury , and the 182nd lowest 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 Molewood Close (CB4 3SR) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molewood Close (CB4 3SR), the main crime hotspot is near Ellison Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Daisy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sturmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sturmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturmer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daisy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chancellors Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blandford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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