Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB3 8
How much crime is recorded in CB3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 3,118 (2024)
CB3 8Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB3 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB3 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.