Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterlees Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 83rd 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 Waterlees Road (PE13 3EH) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterlees Road (PE13 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldhorn Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ollard Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterlees Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lerowe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Apeldoorn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Apeldoorn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coldhorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coldhorn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kooreman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Coldhorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prins Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lerowe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynn Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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