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Crime in CB3 9

How much crime is recorded in CB3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Population
20,878 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB3 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB3 9, 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Shoplifting19.18.4
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Other theft5.74.5
Bicycle theft5.41.0
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Theft from the person3.62.1
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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