Last updated: 12 May 2024
The overall crime rate in Cambridgeshire county is 98.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 28.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 97% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 28.7% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 252% of national crime rate which puts Cambridgeshire on 2. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 2.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 2.3k cases and has decreased by 6.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2023 - March 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 34.2% | 21. lowest | 97% | 28.3k | -3.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 14.7% | 27. lowest | 93% | 12.1k | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.4% | 24. highest | 106% | 7.0k | -1.8% |
| Public order crime → | 8.3% | 22. highest | 107% | 6.8k | -14.4% |
| Other theft crime → | 7.4% | 17. highest | 95% | 6.1k | -6.6% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.3% | 26. highest | 100% | 6.0k | 28.7% |
| Vehicle crime → | 5.2% | 22. highest | 85% | 4.3k | -15.3% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.2% | 17. highest | 100% | 3.5k | -0.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 2.8% | 2. highest | 252% | 2.3k | -6.2% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.3% | 24. highest | 86% | 1.9k | -0.7% |
| Other crime → | 2.2% | 15. highest | 121% | 1.8k | -2.2% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.1% | 19. highest | 114% | 870 | 10.8% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 1.0% | 10. highest | 54% | 846 | 13.1% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.8% | 16. highest | 65% | 659 | 6.3% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
| For details, click on the crime name with '→' | |||||
This graph compares crime rate in Cambridgeshire county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Cambridgeshire county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 14.5 | 15.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Other theft | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Shoplifting | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Theft from the person | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Violent crime | 33.7 | 34.9 |
login →