Total Crime Rate

331.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 331.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.1 7/10
  • Drugs 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 11th 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 Market Place (PE7 1AF) in the last 12 months was 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 560.2% higher than the Whittlesey East & Villages average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PE7 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitmore Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Turners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolpack Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gracious Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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