Total Crime Rate

101.4 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Franklin Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 70th highest crime rate of 498 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 Franklin Gardens (CB24 8QW) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Cottenham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Gardens (CB24 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1049, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamb'S Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curringtons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leopold Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamb'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beagle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Eastlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leopold Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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