Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB24 8YY
How much crime is recorded in CB24 8YY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottenham
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
CB24 8YYCambridge
How safe is CB24 8YY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 8YY 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8YYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.