Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB22 3LR
How much crime is recorded in CB22 3LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sawston
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
CB22 3LRCambridge
How safe is CB22 3LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB22 3LR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 3LRNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.