Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 151.7 9/10
  • Drugs 71.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Otter Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Trumpington , and the 80th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otter Close (CB2 9EF) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 117.2% higher than the Trumpington average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Close (CB2 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osprey Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinsman Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otter Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grantchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantchester Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Osprey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinsman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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