Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 2AS
How much crime is recorded in CB1 2AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petersfield
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,741 (2024)
How safe is CB1 2AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 2AS area, broadly in line with 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
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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).
CB1 2ASNational
Shoplifting56.48.4
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Bicycle theft16.61.0
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Public order12.34.6
Other theft11.64.5
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.