Total Crime Rate

309.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 309.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Kent Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 13th 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 Kent Way (PE15 8DS) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 309.0% higher than the March East average (75.7 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 151.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Way (PE15 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Rookswood Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kent Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rookswood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richards Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rookswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookswood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marylebone Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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