Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 97th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CB24 3BS) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CB24 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Haddow'S Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hatton'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairview Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Thornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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