Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Downham Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 45th 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 Downham Road (CB6 1BL) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downham Road (CB6 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priests Meadow Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxon Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priests Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine'S Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priests Meadow Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priests Meadow Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priests Meadow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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