Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broad Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 245 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 Broad Street (CB7 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (CB7 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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