Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Morton Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 21st 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 Morton Close (CB7 4FE) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Close (CB7 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Morton Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lumley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Morton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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