Total Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paradise Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 138th highest 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 Paradise Lane (PE7 1BL) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Whittlesey East & Villages average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paradise Lane (PE7 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turners Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woolpack Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parkinson'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
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