Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Chase area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 50th highest crime rate of 245 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 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (CB6 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatsheaf Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateway Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Hereward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Engine Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Engine Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wheatsheaf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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