Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peartree Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Elm & Christchurch , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 303 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 Peartree Way (PE14 0BS) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Elm & Christchurch average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peartree Way (PE14 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fridaybridge Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sywell Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fridaybridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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