Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 8QS
How much crime is recorded in CB1 8QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,925 (2024)
CB1 8QSCambridge
How safe is CB1 8QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 8QS 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8QSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.