Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB3
How much crime is recorded in CB3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 32,791 (2024)
CB3Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB3, well 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
CB3National
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Shoplifting13.08.4
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Other theft4.84.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Theft from the person3.22.1
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.