Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 115th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Road (PE13 2BF) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (PE13 2BF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fardell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fardell Road
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place
Apr 2026Other crime Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onyx Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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