Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 3AY
How much crime is recorded in CB1 3AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Romsey
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,016 (2024)
CB1 3AYCambridge
How safe is CB1 3AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 3AY area, 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 3AYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Drugs3.52.4
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.41.5
Public order2.14.6
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.