Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Tree Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 88th 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 Lime Tree Gardens (PE16 6GE) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Tree Gardens (PE16 6GE), 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 Lime Tree Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pecks Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard β€”
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 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pecks Yard β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pecks Yard β€”
Apr 2026Public order West Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Megans Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Auction Yard β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnsfield Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsfield Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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