Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 1EX
How much crime is recorded in CB23 1EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hardwick & Highfields
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,130 (2024)
CB23 1EXCambridge
How safe is CB23 1EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 1EX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 1EXNational
Burglary19.59.1
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 125% 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.