Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 1LN
How much crime is recorded in CB4 1LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Chesterton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
How safe is CB4 1LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 1LN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 1LNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.64.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.