Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 1JR
How much crime is recorded in CB4 1JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Chesterton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
CB4 1JRCambridge
How safe is CB4 1JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 1JR 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
21.7
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).
CB4 1JRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.