Total Crime Rate
218.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (CB7 4BL) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Street (CB7 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Fore Hill. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ely East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jubilee Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Quayside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jubilee Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Angel Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Angel Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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