Total Crime Rate
69.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sambar Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Great Staughton , and the 181st highest 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 Sambar Close (PE19 8QG) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sambar Close (PE19 8QG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valerian Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roe Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Maltings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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