Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 5
How much crime is recorded in CB1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 3,319 (2024)
CB1 5Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB1 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB1 5, 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
39
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.