The overall crime rate in Cambridgeshire county is 98.4 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 28.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 97% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 23.5% 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 233% of national crime rate which puts Cambridgeshire on 3. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 2.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 1.9k cases and has decreased by 11.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2024 - March 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 34.5% | 21. lowest | 97% | 28.4k | 0.8% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 16.9% | 19. highest | 103% | 13.9k | 14.7% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 9.0% | 25. highest | 101% | 7.4k | 23.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.1% | 23. highest | 105% | 6.7k | -4.1% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.5% | 24. highest | 90% | 5.4k | -10.8% |
| Public order crime → | 6.3% | 17. lowest | 85% | 5.2k | -23.6% |
| Vehicle crime → | 5.0% | 22. highest | 85% | 4.1k | -4.8% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.6% | 25. highest | 87% | 3.0k | -15.7% |
| Other crime → | 2.8% | 13. highest | 121% | 2.3k | 23.5% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 2.3% | 3. highest | 233% | 1.9k | -11.6% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.2% | 18. lowest | 69% | 1.8k | -5.3% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.3% | 7. highest | 135% | 1.0k | 19.1% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 1.1% | 5. highest | 45% | 885 | 5.0% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.7% | 23. highest | 55% | 580 | -12.0% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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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 | 16.6 | 16.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Other crime | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Violent crime | 33.9 | 34.9 |
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