Total Crime Rate

208.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Other crime 39.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lynn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 23rd 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 Lynn Road (PE13 3DB) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynn Road (PE13 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lynn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Dominic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opportune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opportune Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Place
Apr 2026Burglary Sandyland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandyland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandyland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandyland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opportune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oil Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oil Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oil Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opportune Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opportune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hogherd'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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