Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 8EB
How much crime is recorded in CB1 8EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coleridge
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,837 (2024)
CB1 8EBCambridge
How safe is CB1 8EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 8EB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8EBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Public order0.34.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.