Total Crime Rate

521.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 521.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.6 10/10
  • Other crime 116.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thorby Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 5th 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 Thorby Avenue (PE15 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 521.4 per 1,000 residents and was 457.5% higher than the March North average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 291.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorby Avenue (PE15 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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