Crime Rate in Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees, ward

Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Fenland district and the 1506th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 218th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Fenland district average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Old Bell Way, with 53 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Coldhorn Crescent (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.