Total Crime Rate

83.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barley Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Littleport , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Way (CB6 1FS) in the last 12 months was 83.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Littleport average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Way (CB6 1FS), the main crime hotspot is near Shire Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shire Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lupins Close —
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Data Sources

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