Total Crime Rate

431.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 431.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 315.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Begdale Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Elm & Christchurch , and the 7th 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 Begdale Road (PE14 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 431.6 per 1,000 residents and was 344.1% higher than the Elm & Christchurch average (97.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 318.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Begdale Road (PE14 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Belt Drove, with 4 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Begdale Road area

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Data Sources

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