Total Crime Rate

112.0 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 112.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Beech Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 25th 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 Beech Lane (CB7 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Ely East average (139.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Lane (CB7 4QZ), the main crime hotspot is near New Barns Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Douglas Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martins Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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