Total Crime Rate
257.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Walk area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 19th 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 Marsh Walk (PE13 2DR) in the last 12 months was 257.5 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Wisbech North average (94.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 123.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Walk (PE13 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackfriars Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stermyn Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | John Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackfriars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackfriars Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onyx Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howletts Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Orange Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orange Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogherd'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Dominic Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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