Postcode sector · Cambridge
Crime in CB5 0
How much crime is recorded in CB5 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 8,567 (2024)
CB5 0Postcode sector · Cambridge
How safe is CB5 0
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB5 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
CB5 0National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting6.68.4
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.