Total Crime Rate
65.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nursery Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 134th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Gardens (PE7 1TE) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Gardens (PE7 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunsbury Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunsbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Debdale Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Byres | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Debdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunsbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
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