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Crime in CB24 8AD

How much crime is recorded in CB24 8AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Cottenham
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,648 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB24 8AD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 8AD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CB24 8ADNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.44.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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