Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorne Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Drive (PE7 1TH) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorne Drive (PE7 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hunsbury Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Debdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Debdale Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aliwal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunsbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunsbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Byres | — |
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