Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chawston Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Great Staughton , and the 77th highest crime rate of 572 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 Chawston Close (PE19 8QB) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 168.5% higher than the Great Staughton average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chawston Close (PE19 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Maltings, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Begwary Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chawston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Squires Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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