Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 22.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Briar Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briar Grove (CB6 3EU) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Grove (CB6 3EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatsheaf Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Briar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wheatsheaf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bedford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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