Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Dale area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 40th highest crime rate of 498 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 The Dale (CB24 3DH) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dale (CB24 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nether Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haddow'S Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Dale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hatton'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairview Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nether Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nether Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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