Total Crime Rate
151.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claudius Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 32nd 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 Claudius Walk (CB24 1BL) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claudius Walk (CB24 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodpecker Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Augustus Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longstanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hosel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hosel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Villa Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hosel Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mistle Thrush Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mistle Thrush Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mistle Thrush Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodpecker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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