Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB5 8TX
How much crime is recorded in CB5 8TX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Barnwell & Abbey
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
CB5 8TXCambridge
How safe is CB5 8TX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB5 8TX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 8TXNational
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Burglary16.59.1
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Possession of weapons7.70.9
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Drugs5.32.4
Public order5.14.6
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.