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Crime in CB6 1PR
How much crime is recorded in CB6 1PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleport
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
CB6 1PREly
How safe is CB6 1PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 1PR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 1PRNational
Shoplifting49.98.4
Burglary17.59.1
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.