Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 3UD
How much crime is recorded in CB1 3UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cherry Hinton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,263 (2024)
CB1 3UDCambridge
How safe is CB1 3UD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 3UD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 3UDNational
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Burglary11.99.1
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Drugs8.32.4
Public order6.44.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime3.21.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.