Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 90th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Close (PE15 8EE) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the March North average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (PE15 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvester Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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