Postcode area · Cambridge
Crime in CB
How much crime is recorded in CB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 511,058 (2024)
CBPostcode area · Cambridge
How safe is CB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
CBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Shoplifting7.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.