Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Beald Way 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 Beald Way (CB6 3DA) 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 Beald Way (CB6 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatsheaf Close, where police recorded 17 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.

Crime Over Time in Beald Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hereward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldsmith Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdowne Close 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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