Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 1NE
How much crime is recorded in CB4 1NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Chesterton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
CB4 1NECambridge
How safe is CB4 1NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 1NE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 1NENational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Burglary12.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Robbery3.51.4
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Other crime3.21.5
Drugs2.32.4
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.