Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 105.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Nutholt Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nutholt Lane (CB7 4PL) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Ely East average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nutholt Lane (CB7 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nutholt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street Back —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Steeple Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chantry Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chantry Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chantry Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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