Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 3JL
How much crime is recorded in CB1 3JL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cherry Hinton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,962 (2024)
CB1 3JLCambridge
How safe is CB1 3JL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 3JL 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3JLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.