Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upherds Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 58th highest crime rate of 245 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 Upherds Lane (CB6 1BA) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upherds Lane (CB6 1BA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priests Meadow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christopher Tye Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christopher Tye Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Christopher Tye Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Tye Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Tye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Benedict Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Fen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ravens Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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