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Crime in CB6 2NU
How much crime is recorded in CB6 2NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Downham & Sutton
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,140 (2024)
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How safe is CB6 2NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 2NU 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.