Total Crime Rate

264.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 264.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ely Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Milton & Waterbeach , and the 11th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ely Road (CB25 9PG) in the last 12 months was 264.0 per 1,000 residents and was 191.2% higher than the Milton & Waterbeach average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ely Road (CB25 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ely Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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