Total Crime Rate

617.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

323.5 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 617.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 323.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 268.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Stermyn Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 5th 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 Stermyn Street (PE13 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 617.7 per 1,000 residents and was 766.6% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 323.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stermyn Street (PE13 1EQ), 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 Stermyn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Dominic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howletts Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onyx Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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