Postcode district · Cambridge
Crime in CB5
How much crime is recorded in CB5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 21,364 (2024)
CB5Postcode district · Cambridge
How safe is CB5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB5, 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).
CB5National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting21.48.4
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary11.89.1
Other theft6.84.5
Public order6.54.6
Bicycle theft6.51.0
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs3.92.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.