Total Crime Rate
114.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wharf Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Long Sutton , and the 55th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in South Holland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Street (PE12 9GY) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Long Sutton average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wharf Street (PE12 9GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nene Meadows (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nene Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nene Meadows | Under investigation |
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