Total Crime Rate

84.3 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Moat Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Swavesey , and the 95th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moat Way (CB24 4TR) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moat Way (CB24 4TR), 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 Moat Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Home Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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