Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 172nd 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 High Street (CB24 8SA) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Cottenham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB24 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Ivatt Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ivatt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ivatt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ivatt Street 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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