Total Crime Rate
144.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Marys Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 11th 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 St Marys Street (CB7 4EY) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marys Street (CB7 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ely East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Catherine'S | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priests Meadow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Minster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Minster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Militia Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priests Meadow Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priests Meadow Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priests Meadow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Minster Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vinces Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West End | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Street | Under investigation |
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