Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 7BA
How much crime is recorded in CB23 7BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
How safe is CB23 7BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 7BA 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 7BANational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.44.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.