Total Crime Rate

164.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 164.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 126.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Little Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 10th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East 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 Little Lane (CB6 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 153.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Lane (CB6 1AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Lane, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vinces Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Little Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upherd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Tye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christopher Tye Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Tye Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Tye Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Tye Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Fen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Engine Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Engine Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldside Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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