Total Crime Rate

42.6 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 42.6 4/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

School Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 239th highest crime rate of 498 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 School Lane (CB24 4RL) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CB24 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Gale Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Home Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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