Crime Rate in Whittlesey North West, ward

Whittlesey North West has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Fenland district and the 3690th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 375th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whittlesey North West in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Fenland district average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whittlesey North West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 204 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whittlesey North West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Whitmore Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.