Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB23
How much crime is recorded in CB23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 56,237 (2024)
CB23Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB23
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB23, 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
CB23National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.04.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.