Total Crime Rate

302.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 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 302.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other 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 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bar Hill , and the 9th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 (CB23 8EA) in the last 12 months was 302.6 per 1,000 residents and was 444.3% higher than the Bar Hill average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Close (CB23 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 17 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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