Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB4 3SE
How much crime is recorded in CB4 3SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arbury
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,144 (2024)
CB4 3SECambridge
How safe is CB4 3SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB4 3SE 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
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 3SENational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Burglary18.79.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.