Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 5
How much crime is recorded in CB2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 14,088 (2024)
CB2 5Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB2 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB2 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.