Total Crime Rate

249.4 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 249.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Wagstaffe Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Ramsey , and the 27th 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 Wagstaffe Close (PE26 1LB) in the last 12 months was 249.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagstaffe Close (PE26 1LB), 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 Wagstaffe Close area

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

Data Sources

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