Total Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penwald Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in South Holland .
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 Penwald Close (PE6 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penwald Close (PE6 0AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Papworth Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beccelm Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reform Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beccelm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Papworth Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Papworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Papworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
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