Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB21 4PS
How much crime is recorded in CB21 4PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Linton & Balsham
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
CB21 4PSCambridge
How safe is CB21 4PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB21 4PS area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
CB21 4PSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Burglary15.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Shoplifting7.38.4
Drugs5.52.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.