Total Crime Rate
123.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norfolk Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 17th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Road (CB6 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 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 Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Road (CB6 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatsheaf Close (8 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 | Vehicle crime | Morley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murfitt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatsheaf Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wheatsheaf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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