Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 129.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ely Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 17th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ely Road (CB6 2HL) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ely Road (CB6 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ely Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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