Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB5 8LP
How much crime is recorded in CB5 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Barnwell & Abbey
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
CB5 8LPCambridge
How safe is CB5 8LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB5 8LP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8LPNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Public order6.64.6
Burglary5.79.1
Drugs4.42.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.