Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howitts Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Neots Eynesbury , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howitts Gardens (PE19 2NT) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howitts Gardens (PE19 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Howitts Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Potton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howitt'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfax Court Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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