Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 1UG
How much crime is recorded in CB4 1UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Chesterton
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,827 (2024)
CB4 1UGCambridge
How safe is CB4 1UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 1UG area, above 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
157
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 1UGNational
Shoplifting72.68.4
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Burglary10.29.1
Drugs7.32.4
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.