Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB25
How much crime is recorded in CB25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 26,161 (2024)
CB25Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB25
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB25, 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
CB25National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary8.29.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
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.