Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fieldside area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 46th 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 Fieldside (CB6 3AT) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fieldside (CB6 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Lane, where police recorded 37 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdowne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christopher Tye Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christopher Tye Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunstan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goldsmith Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Tye Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Fen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fieldside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hereward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Engine Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Engine Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Christopher Tye Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christopher Tye Close | Under investigation |
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