Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 2SQ
How much crime is recorded in CB23 2SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,974 (2024)
CB23 2SQCambridge
How safe is CB23 2SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 2SQ 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2SQNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.