Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 7ER
How much crime is recorded in CB23 7ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hardwick & Highfields
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
CB23 7ERCambridge
How safe is CB23 7ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 7ER 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 7ERNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Drugs5.42.4
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.