Total Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windmill Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Street (PE7 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Whittlesey East & Villages average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windmill Street (PE7 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitmore Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whittlesey East & Villages| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wittel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wittel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duddington Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oldfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dapple Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poles Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gracious Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Delph | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Marys Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claygate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paradise Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyce Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piketts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marys Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitmore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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