Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 2GL
How much crime is recorded in CB1 2GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petersfield
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,443 (2024)
CB1 2GLCambridge
How safe is CB1 2GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 2GL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2GLNational
Shoplifting25.68.4
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary9.69.1
Other theft6.34.5
Bicycle theft4.71.0
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Drugs3.62.4
Public order3.14.6
Theft from the person2.02.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.