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Crime in PE27

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

Council
Huntingdonshire
Region
East of England
Population
24,971 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE27

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE27, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

PE27National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Shoplifting7.98.4
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
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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