Total Crime Rate

1416.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

487.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1416.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 487.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 408.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 371.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.7 10/10
  • Public order 66.9 10/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
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

Minster Place area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 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 Minster Place (CB7 4EN) in the last 12 months was 1416.4 per 1,000 residents and was 960.2% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 487.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Place (CB7 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Minster Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Steeple Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priests Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chantry Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chantry Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Chantry Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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