Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orchard Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Elm & Christchurch , and the 57th 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 Orchard Close (PE14 0BU) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (PE14 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Roseberry Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcourt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadowcourt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadowcourt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sywell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sywell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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