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Crime in CB6 1SY
How much crime is recorded in CB6 1SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littleport
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,258 (2024)
CB6 1SYEly
How safe is CB6 1SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 1SY area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 1SYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order2.94.6
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.