Total Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darthill Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 56th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darthill Road (PE15 8HP) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the March North average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darthill Road (PE15 8HP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Acre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darthill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darthill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Milner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rookswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rookswood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Rookswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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