Total Crime Rate
192.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marritt Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 26th 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 Marritt Close (PE16 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 41 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 ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marritt Close (PE16 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pecks Yard, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gipson Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pecks Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pecks Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pecks Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaufort Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnsfield Estate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ravenscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnsfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Black Horse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penny Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pecks Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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