Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB5 8UZ
How much crime is recorded in CB5 8UZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Barnwell & Abbey
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,714 (2024)
How safe is CB5 8UZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB5 8UZ 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
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 8UZNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.