Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Downham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downham Road (CB6 2FE) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downham Road (CB6 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Columbine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Columbine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Columbine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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