Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB24 5LE
How much crime is recorded in CB24 5LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willingham & Over
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,271 (2024)
CB24 5LECambridge
How safe is CB24 5LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 5LE 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5LENational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.