City · Cambridgeshire
Crime in Cambridge
How much crime is recorded in Cambridge, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 156,006 (2024)
CambridgeCity · Cambridgeshire
How safe is Cambridge
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in Cambridge, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
CambridgeNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary9.99.1
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.04.6
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.