Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 42.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Leopold Walk area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 239th lowest 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 Leopold Walk (CB24 8XS) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Walk (CB24 8XS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Leopold Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goode Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1049 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goode Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Curringtons Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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