Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 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 28.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Wensum Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 66th lowest 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 Wensum Way (CB6 2WZ) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensum Way (CB6 2WZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tayberry Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wensum Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Sloe Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stour Green —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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