Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB3 7
How much crime is recorded in CB3 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 2,595 (2024)
CB3 7Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB3 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB3 7, 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7National
Burglary15.99.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.