Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barton Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (CB7 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , 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 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (CB7 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Militia Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vinces Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Militia Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime West End Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Vinces Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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