Total Crime Rate

235.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 235.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Annesdale area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 245 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 Annesdale (CB7 4BN) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Annesdale (CB7 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gas Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ship Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Annesdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Waterside Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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