Total Crime Rate

65.5 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 65.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 55th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Arbury , and the 185th 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 3SS) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Arbury average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molewood Close (CB4 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhall Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catharines Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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