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Crime in CB6 2JL
How much crime is recorded in CB6 2JL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haddenham, Stretham & Witchford
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
CB6 2JLEly
How safe is CB6 2JL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 2JL 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 2JLNational
Other theft29.34.5
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.44.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.