Total Crime Rate

370.4 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 370.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

West End area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 13th 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 West End (PE15 8DL) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 355.3% higher than the March East average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West End (PE15 8DL), the main crime hotspot is near Rookswood Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Babble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverbank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babble Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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