Postcode · Ely
Crime in CB7 4RG
How much crime is recorded in CB7 4RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Ely
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
CB7 4RGEly
How safe is CB7 4RG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 4RG area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
CB7 4RGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Burglary0.19.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.