Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 43rd 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 Westwood Avenue (PE15 8AX) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Avenue (PE15 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwalde Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwalde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwalde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brooks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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