Ely East ward · East Cambridgeshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 25% here, compared with 16% across East Cambridgeshire (8.9 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.2% here, compared with 35% across East Cambridgeshire (5.2 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 14% across East Cambridgeshire (3.4 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Ely East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
575 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 544 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Ely East ward · mapped crimes
234669
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ely East
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
42
12
October 2024
48
17
November 2024
44
14
December 2024
28
12
January 2025
33
13
February 2025
51
15
March 2025
54
19
April 2025
44
16
May 2025
38
22
June 2025
53
20
July 2025
43
5
August 2025
66
13
September 2025
47
13
October 2025
43
19
November 2025
45
9
December 2025
30
11
January 2026
50
18
February 2026
43
4
March 2026
57
16
April 2026
42
9
May 2026
60
12
June 2026
54
25
July 2026
56
27
August 2026
48
28
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ely East
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
202
shoplifting
155
criminal damage arson
55
public order
35
other theft
34
burglary
16
bicycle theft
15
vehicle crime
15
other crime
14
theft from the person
14
drugs
11
possession of weapons
8
robbery
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
