Total Crime Rate
162.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tortoiseshell Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Great Paxton , and the 46th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tortoiseshell Walk (PE19 6TS) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 122.5% higher than the Great Paxton average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tortoiseshell Walk (PE19 6TS), the main crime hotspot is near Red Admiral Court. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Paxton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Blue Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holly Blue Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Admiral Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Red Admiral Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Admiral Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Admiral Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Admiral Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Admiral Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Admiral Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Red Admiral Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holly Blue Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Samuel Jones Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Blue Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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