Total Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.1 4/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thornhill Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Place (CB24 3EF) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Place (CB24 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magdalene Close, where police recorded 12 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 Thornhill Place area

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

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