Crap Towns / Wisbech / Crime

How much crime is there in Wisbech?

The police recorded 119 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wisbech from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 50.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 112, down from 129 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	129	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	117	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	112	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	50.9	34.1
Other theft	14.5	5.4
Shoplifting	11.8	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.4	7.0
Public order	7.2	6.6
Vehicle crime	5.4	3.8
Burglary	5.1	3.1
Drugs	4.3	2.4
Other crime	3.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.1	0.8
Robbery	1.1	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.0	0.5
Theft from the person	1.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wisbech	–	119
King's Lynn	20.1 km	106
Littleport	25.3 km	76.8
Spalding	25.0 km	76.8
March	13.6 km	71.0
Holbeach	18.6 km	68.7
Whittlesey	22.7 km	61.5
Long Sutton	13.3 km	56.0
Eye	24.6 km	52.1
Downham Market	16.2 km	49.7
Chatteris	24.8 km	48.2
The typical town	–	76.2