Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB22 3DE
How much crime is recorded in CB22 3DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sawston
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,268 (2024)
CB22 3DECambridge
How safe is CB22 3DE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB22 3DE 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
5.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 3DENational
Violence and sexual offences2.823.6
Burglary2.39.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Public order1.34.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other theft0.24.5
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% 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.