Total Crime Rate

231.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 231.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 21st 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 Chapel Street (PE15 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 231.8 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (PE15 9HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1101 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1101 β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abbeygate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Abbeygate Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B1101 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1101 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causeway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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