Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 35th highest crime rate of 498 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 High Street (CB24 8QP) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 153.9% higher than the Cottenham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB24 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1049, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goode Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beagle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curringtons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eastlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leopold Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leopold Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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