Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Payne Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Payne Avenue (PE13 3HS) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Payne Avenue (PE13 3HS), 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.
View Crime In Wisbech North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goddard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tinker'S Drove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coblands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goddard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goddard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coblands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldhorn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kooreman Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterlees Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldhorn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldhorn Crescent | — |
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