Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB2
How much crime is recorded in CB2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 53,415 (2024)
CB2Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB2, 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
CB2National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Bicycle theft4.91.0
Other theft4.64.5
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Theft from the person2.42.1
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
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.