Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 74th 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 High Street (PE15 0JA) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PE15 0JA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tuck'S Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Way | Under investigation |
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