Crime Rates at Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL

Brook Close area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington , and the 5th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Close (CB24 9XL) in the last 12 months was 407.5 per 1,000 residents and was 403.9% higher than the Histon & Impington average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Close (CB24 9XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.