Total Crime Rate

97.6 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 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grounds Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 88th 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 Grounds Avenue (PE15 9BA) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 864.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grounds Avenue (PE15 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Cygnet Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grounds Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cygnet Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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