Crime Rates at Hitches Street, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1PL

Hitches Street area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Littleport , and the 4th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitches Street (CB6 1PL) in the last 12 months was 350.1 per 1,000 residents and was 345.6% higher than the Littleport average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitches Street (CB6 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.