Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodpecker Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 46th highest crime rate of 498 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 Woodpecker Close (CB24 1AW) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodpecker Close (CB24 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mistle Thrush Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodpecker Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villa Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peppercorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peppercorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Links Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodpecker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodpecker Close —
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Data Sources

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