Total Crime Rate

151.2 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 151.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Norwich Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 39th 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 Norwich Road (PE13 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Wisbech North average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 766.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (PE13 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Bell Way, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sefton Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clayton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fenmen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fenmen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seabank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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