Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ship Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 97th highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ship Lane (CB7 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% 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 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ship Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Vineyards Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Waterside Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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