Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB1 9SA
How much crime is recorded in CB1 9SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cherry Hinton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
CB1 9SACambridge
How safe is CB1 9SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB1 9SA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 9SANational
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Drugs5.42.4
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.