Total Crime Rate

417.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.0 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 417.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillside Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 7th 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 Hillside Road (PE15 8EX) in the last 12 months was 417.0 per 1,000 residents and was 348.4% higher than the March North average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 159.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Road (PE15 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hillside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Truman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarrow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadowlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowlands —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowlands —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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