Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Over Mereway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Over & Willingham , and the 148th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Over Mereway (CB24 5HA) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Over & Willingham average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Over Mereway (CB24 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haden Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rook Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Over & Willingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Over Haden | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haden Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haden Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haden Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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