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Crime in CB23 6

How much crime is recorded in CB23 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Population
15,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB23 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB23 6, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft3.04.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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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