Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB24 9RH
How much crime is recorded in CB24 9RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- HIston, Impington & Orchard Park
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,950 (2024)
How safe is CB24 9RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB24 9RH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 9RHNational
Shoplifting15.38.4
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary10.39.1
Public order3.04.6
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.