Total Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Andrews Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Way (CB6 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Andrews Way (CB6 3DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Fen Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunstan Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ely East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Columbine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Columbine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Columbine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West Fen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Fen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Fen Road | — |
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