Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB24
How much crime is recorded in CB24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 46,676 (2024)
CB24Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB24
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB24, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
CB24National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting7.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.94.6
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.