Crime & Safety

Crime Map Shows Hyannis Port One of the Least Safe Neighborhoods in Town.

New crime map rates Barnstable's neighborhoods.

If you live in one of the neighborhoods of Barnstable, including the Town Center, Osterville, Cotuit, Marston's Mills, Centerville, Shootflying Hill Road, Newtown/Pondsville, Hyannis Port/West Hyannis Port, Old Stage Road, Skunknet Road, Iyannough Road/Bearses Way, Falmouth Road and Pitchers Way,  you'll be interested to know neighborhoodscout.com has your neighborhood crime rating.

Barnstable has a crime rate index of 20, meaning that it is safer than 20 percent of the cities and towns in the United States.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime is 1 in 149, while statewide, it is 1 in 233. Barnstable also has an annual crime rate of 6.73 per 1,000 residents.

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In order of safety, the website ranks the following neighborhoods:

1. Newtown/Pondsville (Safest)

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2. Centerville

3. Town Center

4. Shootflying Hill Road

5. Cotuit/Marstons Mills

6. Iyannough Road/Bearses Way

7. Osterville

8. Old Stage Road/Skunknet Road

9. Hyannis Port/West Hyannis Port

10. Falmouth Road/Pitchers Way (Least Safe)

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