Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilkinson Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wilkinson Close (PE15 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the March East average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilkinson Close (PE15 8TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lamb'S Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harebell Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wigstone'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigstone'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lamb'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lamb'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Milner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harebell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blue Ridge Gardens | — |
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