Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Fen Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 74th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Fen Road (CB6 1AN) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Fen Road (CB6 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vinces Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Fen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Vinces Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Fen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Fen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Fen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime West End Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine'S Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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