Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prickwillow Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prickwillow Road (CB7 4QT) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 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 ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prickwillow Road (CB7 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 80 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 Prickwillow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martins Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Court —
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Data Sources

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