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Crime in CB6 3ST
How much crime is recorded in CB6 3ST, 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
- 1,540 (2024)
CB6 3STEly
How safe is CB6 3ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 3ST 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3STNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.