Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howitts Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Neots Eynesbury , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 569 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 Howitts Gardens (PE19 2NU) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the St Neots Eynesbury average (89.1 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% 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 ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howitts Gardens (PE19 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howitts Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howitt'S Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hampden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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