Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Curlew Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 93rd 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 Curlew Avenue (PE16 6PL) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curlew Avenue (PE16 6PL), the main crime hotspot is near Beckett Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chatteris North & Manea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Joshua Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckett Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckett Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beckett Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingfisher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pecks Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lindsells Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Way | Under investigation |
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