Total Crime Rate

80.3 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

King Edgar Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 58th 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 King Edgar Close (CB6 1DP) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 376.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edgar Close (CB6 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Edgar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philippa Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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