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Crime in CB6 1NU
How much crime is recorded in CB6 1NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleport
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
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How safe is CB6 1NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 1NU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 1NUNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Burglary2.39.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.