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Crime in CB4 1SZ

How much crime is recorded in CB4 1SZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kings Hedges
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,717 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB4 1SZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 1SZ 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1SZNational
Shoplifting29.88.4
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Public order12.44.6
Burglary11.49.1
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Other theft5.74.5
Bicycle theft5.21.0
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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