Postcode district · Wisbech
Crime in PE14
How much crime is recorded in PE14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 40,518 (2024)
How safe is PE14
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE14, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
PE14National
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.34.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.