Crime Rates at Woodpecker Close, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 1AW

Woodpecker Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 25th 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 Woodpecker Close (CB24 1AW) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher than the Swavesey average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodpecker Close (CB24 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodpecker Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.