Total Crime Rate
110.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baxter Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Wisbech North , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 303 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 Baxter Close (PE13 3UU) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Wisbech North average (94.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baxter Close (PE13 3UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boyces Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staithe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boyces Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sefton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmes Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Poppy Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkins Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baxter Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Trafford Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staithe Road | Under investigation |
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