Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grace Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grace Gardens (CB6 3GG) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grace Gardens (CB6 3GG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wheatsheaf Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bedford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdowne Close | Under investigation |
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