Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Priors 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.

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Crime Over Time in Priors Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walsingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Fen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Fen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Fen Road
Sep 2025Drugs Columbine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Columbine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Columbine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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