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Crime in CB6 1HD
How much crime is recorded in CB6 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleport
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,356 (2024)
CB6 1HDEly
How safe is CB6 1HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 1HD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB6 1HDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Robbery0.01.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.