Total Crime Rate
198.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earl Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 25th highest crime rate of 303 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 Earl Street (PE13 2AX) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earl Street (PE13 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Stermyn Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John F Kennedy Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Fair Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Thompson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | John Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | John Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howletts Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
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