Postcode district · Huntingdon
Crime in PE29
How much crime is recorded in PE29, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 37,949 (2024)
How safe is PE29
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE29, 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
PE29National
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.