Cambridgeshire Constabulary/Crime in Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Crime in Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Recorded crime across Cambridgeshire Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 870,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

7,071Crimes recorded

8.1Rate per 1,000

12 of 41National rank

3mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

7,071

Crime rate per 1,000

8.1 per 1,000 people

National ranking

12 of 41 (4% above average)

Month-on-month

+7.1%

Year-on-year

+9.2% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (37.9%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20236,893 crimes

Mar 20237,380 crimes

+7.1% vs previous month

Apr 20237,316 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

May 20237,441 crimes

+1.7% vs previous month

Jun 20237,708 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Jul 20237,572 crimes

-1.8% vs previous month

Aug 20237,580 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Sept 20237,220 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Oct 20237,264 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Nov 20236,650 crimes

-8.5% vs previous month

Dec 20236,383 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Jan 20246,326 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Feb 20246,744 crimes

+6.6% vs previous month

Mar 20247,232 crimes

+7.2% vs previous month

Apr 20247,136 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

May 20247,833 crimes

+9.8% vs previous month

Jun 20247,527 crimes

-3.9% vs previous month

Jul 20248,127 crimes

+8.0% vs previous month

Aug 20247,849 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Sept 20246,966 crimes

-11.2% vs previous month

Oct 20247,177 crimes

+3.0% vs previous month

Nov 20246,650 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Dec 20246,247 crimes

-6.1% vs previous month

Jan 20256,478 crimes

+3.7% vs previous month

Feb 20256,351 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Mar 20257,456 crimes

+17.4% vs previous month

Apr 20257,254 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

May 20257,845 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Jun 20258,023 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

Jul 20258,285 crimes

+3.3% vs previous month

Aug 20257,796 crimes

-5.9% vs previous month

Sept 20257,288 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Oct 20257,183 crimes

-1.4% vs previous month

Nov 20257,032 crimes

-2.1% vs previous month

Dec 20256,601 crimes

-6.1% vs previous month

Jan 20267,071 crimes

+7.1% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
2,678 (37.9%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,089 (15.4%)
3
Shoplifting
573 (8.1%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
510 (7.2%)
5
Other theft
420 (5.9%)
6
Public order
355 (5.0%)
7
Vehicle crime
309 (4.4%)
8
Drugs
290 (4.1%)
9
Burglary
276 (3.9%)
10
Other crime
237 (3.4%)
11
Possession of weapons
108 (1.5%)
12
Bicycle theft
96 (1.4%)
13
Robbery
66 (0.9%)
14
Theft from person
61 (0.9%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	7,071	+7.1%	2,678	1,089	276	309	573	290	66	355
Dec 2025	6,601	-6.1%	2,493	1,006	276	305	519	289	38	337
Nov 2025	7,032	-2.1%	2,536	933	285	323	545	468	41	374
Oct 2025	7,183	-1.4%	2,466	1,112	279	346	533	427	40	400
Sept 2025	7,288	-6.5%	2,577	1,134	317	354	549	324	55	429
Aug 2025	7,796	-5.9%	2,665	1,395	293	364	701	237	64	435
Jul 2025	8,285	+3.3%	2,961	1,460	267	319	694	255	65	519
Jun 2025	8,023	+2.3%	2,847	1,539	287	321	687	161	57	506
May 2025	7,845	+8.1%	2,820	1,390	280	304	724	141	68	443
Apr 2025	7,254	-2.7%	2,566	1,277	247	322	673	153	62	429
Mar 2025	7,456	+17.4%	2,559	1,246	242	347	701	174	57	438
Feb 2025	6,351	-2.0%	2,289	1,005	208	287	658	133	46	389
Jan 2025	6,478	+3.7%	2,325	966	257	281	626	157	39	352
Dec 2024	6,247	-6.1%	2,246	940	282	304	519	134	44	321
Nov 2024	6,650	-7.3%	2,359	1,021	291	366	588	151	35	337
Oct 2024	7,177	+3.0%	2,503	1,217	230	357	656	169	59	424
Sept 2024	6,966	-11.2%	2,433	1,073	239	449	625	150	67	391
Aug 2024	7,849	-3.4%	2,477	1,458	276	438	746	163	63	538
Jul 2024	8,127	+8.0%	2,817	1,329	250	379	680	175	61	494
Jun 2024	7,527	-3.9%	2,566	1,200	277	328	646	160	58	549
May 2024	7,833	+9.8%	2,622	1,255	320	381	755	152	63	608
Apr 2024	7,136	-1.3%	2,379	1,057	326	313	775	147	44	575
Mar 2024	7,232	+7.2%	2,520	1,037	338	293	675	176	56	570
Feb 2024	6,744	+6.6%	2,379	972	288	303	575	194	59	527
Jan 2024	6,326	-0.9%	2,238	872	306	286	520	134	53	426
Dec 2023	6,383	-4.0%	2,310	755	348	326	494	150	54	470
Nov 2023	6,650	-8.5%	2,248	830	300	390	569	182	58	491
Oct 2023	7,264	+0.6%	2,471	964	357	460	561	197	55	593
Sept 2023	7,220	-4.7%	2,389	1,022	272	368	616	154	68	643
Aug 2023	7,580	+0.1%	2,545	1,145	288	476	517	171	76	604
Jul 2023	7,572	-1.8%	2,547	1,070	325	450	539	174	58	639
Jun 2023	7,708	+3.6%	2,602	1,126	273	361	532	150	81	687
May 2023	7,441	+1.7%	2,585	1,128	270	382	516	141	50	700
Apr 2023	7,316	-0.9%	2,507	987	297	309	561	155	62	744
Mar 2023	7,380	+7.1%	2,639	776	303	481	542	135	53	655
Feb 2023	6,893	—	2,359	765	324	490	471	145	62	619