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Crime in CB6 3

How much crime is recorded in CB6 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Population
19,897 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB6 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB6 3, 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CB6 3National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting3.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% 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.

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