Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 3TH
How much crime is recorded in CB23 3TH, 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
- 1,581 (2024)
CB23 3THCambridge
How safe is CB23 3TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 3TH area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 3THNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Burglary1.69.1
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.