Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Cottage Green area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 65th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Cottage Green (CB23 3AW) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 166.6% higher than the Caldecote average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Green (CB23 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near South Park Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cottage Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Southbrook Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheere Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hooley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Lodge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daintry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheere Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summer'S Hill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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