Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nursery 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.

Crime Over Time in Nursery Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunsbury Close
Apr 2026Other theft New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Debdale Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Byres Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Byres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Byres
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Debdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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