Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB3 0QL
How much crime is recorded in CB3 0QL, 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
- 2,245 (2024)
How safe is CB3 0QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB3 0QL 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
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 0QLNational
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% 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.