Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 132.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Otter Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Trumpington , and the 88th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otter Close (CB2 9EF) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Trumpington average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Close (CB2 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Argent Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otter Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Argent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grantchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Otter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hereward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Osprey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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