Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 84th 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 Church Street (PE7 1DB) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (PE7 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 36 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 Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stables —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wittel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wittel Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Public order Turners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolpack Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gracious Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkinson'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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