Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harold Heading Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chatteris North & Manea , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Heading Close (PE16 6TL) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harold Heading Close (PE16 6TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reed Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West End Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reed Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reed Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
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