Total Crime Rate

257.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 257.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marsh 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.

Crime Over Time in Marsh Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John F Kennedy Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onyx Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howletts Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hogherd'S Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Dominic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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