Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynn Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 97th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynn Road (CB7 4EG) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynn Road (CB7 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lynn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Back Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priests Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priests Meadow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priests Meadow Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priests Meadow Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newnham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newnham Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Back Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Steeple Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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