Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crab Marsh area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 26th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crab Marsh (PE13 3JG) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crab Marsh (PE13 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Osborne Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crab Marsh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Savory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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