Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 7
How much crime is recorded in CB2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 3,095 (2024)
CB2 7Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB2 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB2 7, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.