Total Crime Rate
54.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Barns area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 101st highest crime rate of 245 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 High Barns (CB7 4RN) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Barns (CB7 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynton Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Barns (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abbot Thurston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynton Drive | — |
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