Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Potton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Neots Eynesbury , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Potton Road (PE19 2NN) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the St Neots Eynesbury average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Potton Road (PE19 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountfort Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howitt'S Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cumberland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howitt'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fairfax Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Potton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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