Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB24 4SE
How much crime is recorded in CB24 4SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
CB24 4SECambridge
How safe is CB24 4SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 4SE 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
CB24 4SENational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.