Crime Rates at Cos Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 1AE

Cos Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 69th 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 Cos Road (CB24 1AE) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Swavesey average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cos Road (CB24 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodpecker Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Links Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.