Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Caldecote , and the 219th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Otter Road (CB23 6JD) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the Caldecote average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Road (CB23 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lysander Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hudson Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vickers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mosquito Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spitfire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lysander Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurricane Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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