Crime Rates at Market Hill, Chatteris, PE16 6BA

Market Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Hill (PE16 6BA) in the last 12 months was 220.5 per 1,000 residents and was 159.7% higher than the Chatteris North & Manea average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Hill (PE16 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Auction Yard, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckett Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.