Total Crime Rate
129.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bannold Box Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Milton & Waterbeach , and the 46th 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 Bannold Box Cottages (CB5 9LP) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher than the Milton & Waterbeach average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bannold Box Cottages (CB5 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Drove, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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