Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladysmith Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Whittlesey East & Villages , and the 66th highest crime rate of 302 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 Ladysmith Avenue (PE7 1XX) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 160.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladysmith Avenue (PE7 1XX), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 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 | Other theft | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornflower Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Feldale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moreton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drybread Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
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