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Crime in CB4 2

How much crime is recorded in CB4 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Population
27,120 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB4 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB4 2, 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.84.6
Drugs3.72.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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