Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 244 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 St Johns Road (CB6 3BE) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (CB6 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hereward Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Fen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Walsingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Fen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Fen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etheldreda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beald Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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