Total Crime
85,361
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
+2.7%
83,077 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-0.3%
20,084 vs 20,135
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 2.7% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 6.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 74.1%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 5.4%
Offset by
•
Public order ↓ 9.0%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 6.0%
•
Bicycle theft ↓ 16.4%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Cambridgeshire Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.6%
|
30,414 |
+6.3%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,463 |
+5.4%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
7,214 |
-6.0%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
6,557 |
-2.3%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
5,241 |
-2.5%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,743 |
-9.0%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
3,845 |
-6.5%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,253 |
+6.8%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
3,113 |
+74.1%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,422 |
+2.5%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,575 |
-16.4%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,178 |
+13.3%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
730 |
-20.9%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
613 |
+2.0%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |