Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 2FD
How much crime is recorded in CB1 2FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petersfield
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
How safe is CB1 2FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 2FD 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
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 2FDNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Bicycle theft18.11.0
Shoplifting13.88.4
Public order8.44.6
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft7.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Theft from the person2.42.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.