Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Over Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 88th 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 Over Road (CB24 3GP) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Swavesey average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Over Road (CB24 3GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheepwash Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garwood Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Over Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walker Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stevensons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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