Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB22 3BT
How much crime is recorded in CB22 3BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sawston
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,709 (2024)
How safe is CB22 3BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB22 3BT area, less than half 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
15.5
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).
CB22 3BTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.64.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.