Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fitzgerald Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 110th highest crime rate of 245 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 Fitzgerald Close (CB7 4QB) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzgerald Close (CB7 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Morton Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lumley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheriffs Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheriffs Gardens | Under investigation |
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