Crime Rate in Ely East, ward

Ely East has the highest crime rate of 14 wards in East Cambridgeshire district and the 769th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 55th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ely East in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% higher than the East Cambridgeshire district average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ely East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ely East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.