Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grenadier Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 69th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grenadier Drive (CB24 1AF) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Swavesey average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grenadier Drive (CB24 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Peppercorn Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Longstanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shute Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shute Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shute Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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