Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 1
How much crime is recorded in CB23 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 4,234 (2024)
How safe is CB23 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB23 1, 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
CB23 1National
Burglary11.79.1
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.
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Postcodes in this sector
- CB23 1AA
- CB23 1AB
- CB23 1AD
- CB23 1AE
- CB23 1AF
- CB23 1AG
- CB23 1EN
- CB23 1ER
- CB23 1ES
- CB23 1ET
- CB23 1EU
- CB23 1EW
- CB23 1EX
- CB23 1EY
- CB23 1EZ
- CB23 1GL
- CB23 1HA
- CB23 1HB
- CB23 1HD
- CB23 1HE
- CB23 1HF
- CB23 1HG
- CB23 1HH
- CB23 1HJ
- CB23 1HL
- CB23 1HN
- CB23 1HP
- CB23 1HQ
- CB23 1HR
- CB23 1HT
- CB23 1HU
- CB23 1HW
- CB23 1JA
- CB23 1JB
- CB23 1JD
- CB23 1JE
- CB23 1JF
- CB23 1JG
- CB23 1JH
- CB23 1JJ
- CB23 1JL
- CB23 1JN
- CB23 1JP
- CB23 1JQ
- CB23 1JR
- CB23 1JS
- CB23 1JT
- CB23 1JU