Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 107th highest crime rate of 302 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 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Wisbech North average (100.3 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterlees Road (PE13 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Coldhorn Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterlees Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldhorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fenmen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fenmen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldhorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldhorn Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kooreman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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