Crime Rates at Village College Staff Houses, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UB

Village College Staff Houses area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 89th highest crime rate of 499 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 Village College Staff Houses (CB24 8UB) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% higher than the Cottenham average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village College Staff Houses (CB24 8UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1049, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.