Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wigstones Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 30th highest crime rate of 302 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 Wigstones Road (PE15 8RH) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the March East average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wigstones Road (PE15 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lamb'S Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millers Yard (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wigstones Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigstone'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb'S Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Chase —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Milner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamb'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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