Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB24 3BS
How much crime is recorded in CB24 3BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
How safe is CB24 3BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 3BS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB24 3BSNational
Burglary25.89.1
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Possession of weapons4.90.9
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime3.41.5
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.94.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.