Total Crime Rate
109.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotton Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Alconbury , and the 90th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
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 Cotton Close (PE28 5XU) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.6% higher than the Alconbury average (41.2 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotton Close (PE28 5XU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotton Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alconbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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