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Crime in CB7 6
How much crime is recorded in CB7 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 13,037 (2024)
How safe is CB7 6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB7 6, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
CB7 6National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.