Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brace 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brace Dein area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mustang Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Firefly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mustang Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firefly Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Botha Close

Data Sources

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