Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB2 8RW
How much crime is recorded in CB2 8RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,866 (2024)
How safe is CB2 8RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB2 8RW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8RWNational
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Violence and sexual offences3.223.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.