Postcode · Ely
Crime in CB6 2AY
How much crime is recorded in CB6 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatteris
- Council
- Fenland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,661 (2024)
CB6 2AYEly
How safe is CB6 2AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB6 2AY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Burglary3.09.1
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.