Postcode · Ely
Crime in CB6 1DB
How much crime is recorded in CB6 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Ely
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,241 (2024)
CB6 1DBEly
How safe is CB6 1DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 1DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB6 1DBNational
Shoplifting16.58.4
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.64.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.21.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.