Postcode · Ely
Crime in CB7 4RX
How much crime is recorded in CB7 4RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Ely
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,126 (2024)
CB7 4RXEly
How safe is CB7 4RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB7 4RX 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
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4RXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.89.1
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 111% 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.