Total Crime Rate

83.3 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Willowherb Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 105th highest crime rate of 302 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 Willowherb Close (PE15 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowherb Close (PE15 8SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Harebell Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willowherb Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stevens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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