Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 7XD
How much crime is recorded in CB23 7XD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hardwick & Highfields
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,159 (2024)
CB23 7XDCambridge
How safe is CB23 7XD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 7XD 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7XDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.