What is the crime rate in fenland?

As of March 2026, fenland has an annual crime rate of 87.31 per 1,000 residents, based on 763 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does fenland rank nationally for crime?

fenland ranks #214 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in fenland?

The most common crime type in fenland is Violence & Sexual Offences with 309 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 40.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Cambridgeshire Constabulary Police

fenland Crime Intelligence Report

fenland recorded 763 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.45 per 1,000 residents. This places fenland at #214 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 10.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 7.5% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

763

trending_up +10.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

87.31per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#193of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Cambridgeshire

#4rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near New Drove Map	Other theft: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 3	10
On or near March Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10 Burglary: 1	10
On or near Cygnet Crescent Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Vehicle crime: 1	6
On or near Market Place Map	Shoplifting: 6 Robbery: 2 Possession of weapons: 1	6
On or near Cattle Dike Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Cox Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Hundred Road Map	Other theft: 5	5
On or near Sandown Road Map	Shoplifting: 5	5
On or near George Way Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

763 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

309

40.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

131

17.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.2%

Other Theft

8.3%

Drug Offences

3.9%

Shoplifting

3.7%

Burglary

3.5%

Other Crime

3.5%

Public Order

3.3%

Vehicle Crime

2.1%

Weapons Possession

1.6%

Robbery

1.3%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

150

Total Stops

23.3%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

100

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Firearms

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Game or poaching equipment

Evidence of offences under the Act

Outcome

A no further action disposal94

Arrest35

Community resolution17

Summons / charged by post4

Gender

Male134

Female8

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

63.5%

White

18.2%

Asian

15.3%

Black

2.9%

Other

Stop & search data published by Cambridgeshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

24 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Medworth	104	128.9
2	Clarkson	34	119.3
3	Slade Lode	35	118.9
4	Octavia Hill	57	118.0
5	Peckover	23	117.9

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Staithe	8	2.1
shield	Benwick, Coates & Eastrea	16	3.2
shield	The Mills	7	2.5
shield	Birch	13	5.1
shield	Roman Bank	27	4.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -7.5%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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