Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 2RS
How much crime is recorded in CB4 2RS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kings Hedges
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
CB4 2RSCambridge
How safe is CB4 2RS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 2RS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2RSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Drugs8.22.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.