Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Barns area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Barns (CB7 4RW) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 285.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Barns (CB7 4RW), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abbot Thurston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynton Drive | — |
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