Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB24 5NB
How much crime is recorded in CB24 5NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willingham & Over
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
CB24 5NBCambridge
How safe is CB24 5NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 5NB 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5NBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.