Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colesfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 90th 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 Colesfield (CB24 3BW) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colesfield (CB24 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatton'S Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colesfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dale
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddow'S Close
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullen Close

Data Sources

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