Postcode district · Wisbech
Crime in PE13
How much crime is recorded in PE13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Fenland
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 47,161 (2024)
PE13Postcode district · Wisbech
How safe is PE13
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE13, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PE13National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting7.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft6.74.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.