Total Crime Rate

829.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

318.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 829.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 318.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 238.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 4th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (PE13 1DP) in the last 12 months was 829.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1064.2% higher than the Leverington & Wisbech Rural average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 318.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PE13 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howletts Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oil Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oil Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oil Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Exchange Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1101 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stermyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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