Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 1TR
How much crime is recorded in CB2 1TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central & West Cambridge
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,627 (2024)
CB2 1TRCambridge
How safe is CB2 1TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 73.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB2 1TR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
218
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 1TRNational
Violence and sexual offences61.223.6
Burglary42.59.1
Shoplifting35.78.4
Anti-social behaviour31.010.7
Bicycle theft20.81.0
Other theft17.84.5
Theft from the person14.62.1
Public order9.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Drugs5.92.4
Robbery3.51.4
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.