Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Court area has the 30th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Ely East , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 245 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Court (CB7 4XS) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Court (CB7 4XS), the main crime hotspot is near Gateway Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tower Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hereward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Engine Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Engine Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateway Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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