Total Crime Rate
378.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 9th highest crime rate of 303 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 Sycamore Road (PE7 1TR) in the last 12 months was 378.3 per 1,000 residents and was 653.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Road (PE7 1TR), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Debdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Debdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunsbury Close | 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 | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Byres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Byres | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunsbury Close | — |
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