Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priors Court area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Court (CB6 3AH) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priors Court (CB6 3AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldsmith Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ely East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walsingham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walsingham Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West Fen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Fen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Fen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Columbine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Columbine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Columbine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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