Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Keys Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 189th 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 Cross Keys Court (CB24 8UW) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Cottenham average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Keys Court (CB24 8UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lamb'S Lane, where police recorded 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Keys Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamb'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lamb'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lamb'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cossington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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