Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Murfitt Close 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 Murfitt Close (CB6 3FN) 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 Murfitt Close (CB6 3FN), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murfitt Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murfitt Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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