Total Crime Rate
169.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 35th 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 West Street (PE13 2LU) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 138.3% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (PE13 2LU), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Place | 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 | Vehicle crime | Stermyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stermyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaol Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John F Kennedy Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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