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Crime in CB2 3

How much crime is recorded in CB2 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Population
7,632 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB2 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB2 3, well above 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
60.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
195
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences50.523.6
Shoplifting39.48.4
Burglary30.49.1
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Bicycle theft15.01.0
Other theft13.64.5
Public order12.64.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Theft from the person9.52.1
Drugs6.22.4
Robbery3.11.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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