Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB22 5AR
How much crime is recorded in CB22 5AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Shelford & Stapleford
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
How safe is CB22 5AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB22 5AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5ARNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.52.4
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Vehicle crime0.33.5
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.