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Crime in Fenland by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,397crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Benwicklowest rate25.2 per 1,000 a year
69.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Chatteris (-1%), Whittlesey (9%) and Wisbech (13%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WisbechPE13 · 27,707 residents 151.7▲ 13%violence
2ElmPE14 · 1,858 residents 144.20%violence
3WestryPE15 · 1,984 residents 119▲ 23%violence
4MarchPE15 · 22,962 residents 96▲ 15%violence
5ChatterisPE16 · 11,187 residents 73.3▼ 1%violence
6WhittleseyPE7 · 15,614 residents 72.8▲ 9%violence
7GorefieldPE13 · 1,723 residents 69.6▼ 12%violence
8DoddingtonPE15 · 2,533 residents 69.5▲ 42%violence
9Wisbech St MaryPE13 · 1,890 residents 67.7–violence
10LeveringtonPE13 · 3,532 residents 65.7▲ 66%violence
11GuyhirnPE13 · 1,520 residents 60.5▲ 10%criminal damage
12WimblingtonPE15 · 2,372 residents 37.1▲ 16%violence
13ManeaPE15 · 2,639 residents 34.9▲ 5%violence
14Tydd St GilesPE13 · 1,552 residents 30.90%violence
15Parson DrovePE13 · 2,030 residents 25.6▼ 19%violence
16BenwickPE15 · 1,904 residents 25.2▼ 20%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Fenland have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Benwick, Parson Drove, Tydd St Giles, Manea and Wimblington.

Which areas of Fenland have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Wisbech, Elm, Westry, March and Chatteris.

Is crime going up or down in Fenland?

Across Fenland, 2,397 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.