Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB21 4RB
How much crime is recorded in CB21 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Linton & Balsham
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
CB21 4RBCambridge
How safe is CB21 4RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB21 4RB 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.