Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB1
How much crime is recorded in CB1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 75,396 (2024)
CB1Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB1, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
CB1National
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Shoplifting12.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary9.59.1
Other theft5.04.5
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order4.44.6
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.