Total Crime Rate

389.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 389.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • 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

Back Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 244 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 Back Hill (CB7 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% higher than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Hill (CB7 4BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Militia Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Angel Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Angel Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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