Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Elm & Christchurch , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (PE14 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (PE14 0HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maltmas Drove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Main Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maltmas Drove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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