Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waterside area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 244 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 Waterside (CB7 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (CB7 4AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Quayside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martins Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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