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Crime in PE27 4

How much crime is recorded in PE27 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Huntingdonshire
Region
East of England
Population
4,859 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE27 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE27 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

PE27 4National
Shoplifting19.38.4
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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