Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grove Gardens 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 Grove Gardens (PE14 0JQ) 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 Grove Gardens (PE14 0JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roseberry Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Dale (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Grove Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseberry Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseberry Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Giles Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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