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Crime in CB6 2RB
How much crime is recorded in CB6 2RB, 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
- 1,978 (2024)
CB6 2RBEly
How safe is CB6 2RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 2RB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2RBNational
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Burglary7.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.04.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.