Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026First Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 48th lowest 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 First Avenue (PE13 2BH) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around First Avenue (PE13 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boyces Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Trafford Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boyces Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baxter Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowthorpe Hall Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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