Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 2
How much crime is recorded in CB2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 5,725 (2024)
CB2 2Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB2 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB2 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Drugs5.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.