Crime Rates at Rooks Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RB

Rooks Street area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rooks Street (CB24 8RB) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Cottenham average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Rooks Street (CB24 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1049, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curringtons Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.