Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prentice Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 225th 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 Prentice Close (CB24 3DY) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prentice Close (CB24 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prentice Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddow'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dale —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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