Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

New Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 93rd 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 New Road (PE16 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (PE16 6BJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsells Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pecks Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pecks Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pecks Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pecks Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pecks Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pecks Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pecks Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Megans Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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