Total Crime
85,554
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
+2.9%
83,172 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-6.7%
20,077 vs 21,524
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 2.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 6.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 59.8%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 7.7%
Offset by
•
Public order ↓ 11.3%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 7.1%
•
Other theft ↓ 4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
2,953 |
+59.8%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,174 |
+15.6%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,532 |
+7.7%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,437 |
+7.5%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.5%
|
30,414 |
+6.1%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
618 |
+1.3%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
6,643 |
-0.5%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Shoplifting
|
7,355 |
-2.1%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,135 |
-2.6%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
5,243 |
-4.9%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
3,793 |
-7.1%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,851 |
-11.3%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,656 |
-12.0%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
750 |
-19.0%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |