Total Crime Rate

301.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 301.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ramsey , and the 18th 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 West Avenue (PE26 1AY) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 239.1% higher than the Ramsey average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 216.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (PE26 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Court. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biggin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Biggin Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Muir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carver Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wagstaffe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canberra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canberra Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Close

Data Sources

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