Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morton Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 146th 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 Morton Avenue (PE15 9EP) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the March East average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences 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 ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Avenue (PE15 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near South Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Morton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheppersons Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheppersons Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Orbell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Papworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheppersons Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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