Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ship Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ship Lane (CB7 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ship Lane (CB7 4EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fore Hill. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ship Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Quayside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Terrace 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Angel Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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