Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peppercorn Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 225th highest crime rate of 499 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 Peppercorn Drive (CB24 1BG) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Swavesey average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Peppercorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Lane Under investigation
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 Shute Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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