Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silver Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 244 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 Silver Street (CB7 4JF) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Street (CB7 4JF), 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 | Public order | Minster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priests Meadow Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Minster Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Steeple Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Steeple Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Minster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priests Meadow Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priests Meadow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priests Meadow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vinces Court | Under investigation |
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