Postcode sector · Ely
Crime in CB7 7
How much crime is recorded in CB7 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 4,362 (2024)
CB7 7Postcode sector · Ely
How safe is CB7 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB7 7, 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 7National
Burglary11.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.