Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 7DD
How much crime is recorded in CB23 7DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hardwick & Highfields
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,254 (2024)
CB23 7DDCambridge
How safe is CB23 7DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 7DD 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 7DDNational
Burglary9.59.1
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.