Total Crime Rate
398.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 9th highest crime rate of 302 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 New Road (PE7 1SX) in the last 12 months was 398.8 per 1,000 residents and was 763.3% 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 Other theft with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (PE7 1SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunsbury Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whittlesey East & Villages| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Byres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunsbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Byres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Debdale Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marne Road | Under investigation |
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