Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

This area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cottenham , and the 239th 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 This (CB4 4SF) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CB4 4SF, the main crime hotspot is near Coolidge Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in CB4 4SF area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Coolidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coolidge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvin Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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