Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deal Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sawston , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deal Grove (CB22 3DR) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Sawston average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deal Grove (CB22 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sawston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadmeadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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