Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB3 1
How much crime is recorded in CB3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 5,228 (2024)
CB3 1Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB3 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB3 1, 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
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 1National
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Drugs4.62.4
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.