Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 1AR
How much crime is recorded in CB2 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,990 (2024)
CB2 1ARCambridge
How safe is CB2 1AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB2 1AR area, well 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
CB2 1ARNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Bicycle theft15.21.0
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Shoplifting10.48.4
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs5.62.4
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.