Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 7BL
How much crime is recorded in CB23 7BL, 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
- 1,017 (2024)
CB23 7BLCambridge
How safe is CB23 7BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 7BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 7BLNational
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Other theft6.74.5
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.41.4
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.