Total Crime Rate
189.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 29th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PE16 6NP) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.0% higher than the Chatteris North & Manea average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PE16 6NP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pecks Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Black Horse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Auction Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Auction Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ravenscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Megans Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Auction Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaufort Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pecks Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pecks Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pecks Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsells Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Auction Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Auction Yard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penny Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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