South Ely
Middle areaThe north of the East Cambridgeshire. 8,596 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 49 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in South Ely live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Ely
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ely at a rate of 117.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across East Cambridgeshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 267 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 249 |
| Shoplifting | 184 |
| Other crime | 146 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Ely compares
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Is South Ely safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ely at a rate of 117.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across East Cambridgeshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Ely.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (267), anti-social behaviour (249) and shoplifting (184).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Cambridgeshire
These figures are published for the whole of East Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Cambridgeshire and not South Ely alone. See East Cambridgeshire
South Ely in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Ely was £345,000 in 2025.
South Ely had 8,613 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in South Ely live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Ely, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.