Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 8RN
How much crime is recorded in CB1 8RN, 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
- 2,172 (2024)
How safe is CB1 8RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 8RN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 8RNNational
Burglary13.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.11.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.