Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eaton Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 499 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 Eaton Way (CB24 3ET) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eaton Way (CB24 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collingwood Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longstanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingwood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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