Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Darbys Yard area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Downham Villages , and the 121st highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darbys Yard (CB6 2RT) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Downham Villages average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darbys Yard (CB6 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Piece. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darbys Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchards Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchards Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nunns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saffron Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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