Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Middle Watch area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 80th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Watch (CB24 4RP) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Watch (CB24 4RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramper Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitton Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Watch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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