Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB23 8DA
How much crime is recorded in CB23 8DA, 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
- 1,890 (2024)
CB23 8DACambridge
How safe is CB23 8DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB23 8DA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8DANational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary14.29.1
Shoplifting9.78.4
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft5.54.5
Public order4.64.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.