Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 89th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (PE15 8NA) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (PE15 8NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High School Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Saints Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Offender given a caution |
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