Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB3 0LQ
How much crime is recorded in CB3 0LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,553 (2024)
CB3 0LQCambridge
How safe is CB3 0LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB3 0LQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
CB3 0LQNational
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Drugs4.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.