Total Crime Rate

114.5 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 114.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deacons Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 244 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 Deacons Lane (CB7 4PS) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacons Lane (CB7 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Barns Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deacons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Deacon'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martins Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lynton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newnham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Newnham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Amner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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