Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 1JR
How much crime is recorded in CB2 1JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
CB2 1JRCambridge
How safe is CB2 1JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB2 1JR area, 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 1JRNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Bicycle theft4.71.0
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.