Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 2LU
How much crime is recorded in CB4 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kings Hedges
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,280 (2024)
CB4 2LUCambridge
How safe is CB4 2LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 2LU 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Burglary10.89.1
Drugs7.62.4
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.74.6
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.