Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southwell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 131st highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Road (PE13 3LF) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Road (PE13 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Weston Miller Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston Miller Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Savory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Avenue

Data Sources

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