Crime Rates at Minster Place, Ely, CB7 4EN

Minster Place area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 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 Minster Place (CB7 4EN) in the last 12 months was 1390.3 per 1,000 residents and was 896.1% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 516.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Place (CB7 4EN), 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.