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.
In order of safety, the website ranks the following neighborhoods:
1. Newtown/Pondsville (Safest)
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)