Total Crime Rate
617.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
323.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 5th 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 2LY) in the last 12 months was 617.7 per 1,000 residents and was 766.6% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 323.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (PE13 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 155 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 | Drugs | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Street | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stermyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Orange Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stermyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stermyn Street | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orange Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogherd'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Fair Close | Under investigation |
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