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Crime in PE17

How much crime is recorded in PE17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Huntingdonshire
Region
East of England
Population
12,401 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE17

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE17, 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
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PE17National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Burglary5.29.1
Drugs4.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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