Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Links Lane 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 Links Lane (CB24 1BD) 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 Links Lane (CB24 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Road. Police recorded 44 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 Links Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mistle Thrush Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mistle Thrush Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mistle Thrush Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hosel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hosel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hosel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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