Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Downham Road 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 Downham Road (CB6 1BB) 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 Downham Road (CB6 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priests Meadow Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers Corner (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Downham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priests Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upherd'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ravens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benedict Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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