Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

The Chase area has the 18th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 51st highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chase (CB6 3BH) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (CB6 3BH), 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 The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etheldreda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wheatsheaf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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