Total Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorne Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 302 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 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% 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 23 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 | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Byres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Debdale Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Byres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunsbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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