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Crime in CB7

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

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Population
47,414 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

CB7National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting8.48.4
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

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.

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