Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heron Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 168th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Road (CB24 1AS) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Swavesey average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Road (CB24 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villa Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cuckoo Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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