Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Watch area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Swavesey , and the 121st highest crime rate of 499 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 Middle Watch (CB24 4RP) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Watch (CB24 4RP), the main crime hotspot is near Ramper Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Watch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Watch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitton Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Ramper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ramper Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ramper Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Watch —
Apr 2026Burglary Middle Watch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramper Road —
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Data Sources

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