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Crime and justice in Cambridge

District

The north west of the East of England. 149,872 people in 41 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Cambridge, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Cambridge’s 78 neighbourhoods range from 2 to 227.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,689
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Cambridge is 1,689.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,506
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Cambridge is 2,506.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
518
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Cambridge is 518.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,034
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Cambridge is 1,034.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
677
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Cambridge is 677.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,506
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Cambridge is 3,506.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
110.7 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cambridge at a rate of 110.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against East of England
38% higher80.2 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Cambridge is 110.7 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
194
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Cambridge is 194.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,421
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Cambridge is 2,421.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
317
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Cambridge is 317.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
634
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Cambridge is 634.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,790
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Cambridge among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Cambridge is 4,790.

Street-level crime

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