Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Roman Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 33rd 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 Roman Close (CB24 1BT) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Close (CB24 1BT), 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 Roman Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hosel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hosel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hosel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuckoo Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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