Total Crime Rate
1509.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Post Office Lane area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .
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 Post Office Lane (PE13 1HG) in the last 12 months was 1509.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2035.4% higher than the Leverington & Wisbech Rural average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 629.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Post Office Lane (PE13 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leverington & Wisbech Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loring Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1101 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A1101 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogherd'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogherd'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hogherd'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogherd'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stermyn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stermyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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