Crap Towns / Sawston / Crime

How much crime is there in Sawston?

The police recorded 38.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Sawston from September 2023 to August 2026, 49% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 20.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 37.4, down from 43.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	43.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	34.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	37.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	20.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.3	7.0
Other theft	3.0	5.4
Public order	2.1	6.6
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Shoplifting	0.2	7.1
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Cambridge	9.3 km	101
Longstanton and Northstowe	19.0 km	68.9
Haverhill	19.3 km	68.4
Cambourne	19.4 km	50.7
Waterbeach	16.7 km	48.2
Histon and Impington	14.8 km	47.2
Royston	15.4 km	44.1
Cottenham	18.3 km	41.4
Saffron Walden	12.6 km	41.2
Sawston	–	38.7
Great Shelford and Stapleford	3.7 km	23.8
The typical town	–	76.2