Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 9BX
How much crime is recorded in CB1 9BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cherry Hinton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
How safe is CB1 9BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 9BX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9BXNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Drugs10.72.4
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.94.6
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.