Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 8BU
How much crime is recorded in CB2 8BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,275 (2024)
CB2 8BUCambridge
How safe is CB2 8BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB2 8BU area, 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
16.2
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 8BUNational
Burglary13.59.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order1.04.6
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.