Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Festival Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Festival Close (PE15 0HD) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Chatteris North & Manea average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Festival Close (PE15 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hutchinson Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Festival Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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