Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 3QS
How much crime is recorded in CB4 3QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eddington & Castle
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 8,580 (2024)
CB4 3QSCambridge
How safe is CB4 3QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 3QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 3QSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.