Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brace Dein area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 498 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 Brace Dein (CB23 6HT) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Caldecote average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brace Dein (CB23 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Mustang Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Caldecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mustang Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Firefly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mustang Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Oxford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firefly Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Botha Close | — |
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