Postcode sector · St. Ives
Crime in PE27 9
How much crime is recorded in PE27 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 2,253 (2024)
How safe is PE27 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE27 9, broadly in line with 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
PE27 9National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Shoplifting15.78.4
Burglary8.19.1
Public order7.64.6
Drugs5.02.4
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.21.4
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.