Total Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in March East , and the 136th 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 Church Street (PE15 9PY) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the March East average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (PE15 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Sherbrooke Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherbrooke Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherbrooke Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherbrooke Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavalry Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavalry Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavalry Park | Under investigation |
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