Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkhams Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Elm & Christchurch , and the 80th highest crime rate of 303 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 Kirkhams Lane (PE14 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkhams Lane (PE14 0BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkham'S Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kirkhams Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkham'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkham'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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