Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 3AF
How much crime is recorded in CB1 3AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Romsey
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
CB1 3AFCambridge
How safe is CB1 3AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 3AF 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3AFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Other theft3.84.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Drugs2.52.4
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.