Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB4
How much crime is recorded in CB4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 64,201 (2024)
How safe is CB4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB4, 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
CB4National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting15.08.4
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary10.89.1
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.54.6
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.