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Crime in CB7 9

How much crime is recorded in CB7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Population
3,427 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB7 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB7 9, 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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).

CB7 9National
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour26.110.7
Shoplifting19.38.4
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order6.04.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.14.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% 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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