Total Crime Rate
121.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hosel Road 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 Hosel Road (CB24 1AZ) 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 Hosel Road (CB24 1AZ), 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.
View Crime In Swavesey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Britannia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Britannia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Villa Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Links Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodpecker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Close | — |
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