Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 1BE
How much crime is recorded in CB4 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Chesterton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,560 (2024)
CB4 1BECambridge
How safe is CB4 1BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 1BE area, 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).
CB4 1BENational
Shoplifting45.08.4
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary9.09.1
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime3.71.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.