Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Abbot Thurston Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 101st 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 Abbot Thurston Avenue (CB6 1BP) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbot Thurston Avenue (CB6 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynton Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Barns (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbot Thurston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sloe Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riflemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riflemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riflemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynton Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbot Thurston Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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