Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 2NL
How much crime is recorded in CB4 2NL, 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)
How safe is CB4 2NL
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 2NL 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
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 2NLNational
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
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.