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Crime in CB4 2WQ

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

Neighbourhood
HIston, Impington & Orchard Park
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,288 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB4 2WQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 2WQ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2WQNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.94.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Other crime2.81.5
Public order2.84.6
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025

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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