Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Orchards area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 302 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 The Orchards (PE16 6BX) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Chatteris North & Manea average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchards (PE16 6BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Francis Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farriers Gate (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Orchards area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddlers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddlers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1098 —
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Data Sources

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