Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Royal Oak Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hemingford Grey & Houghton , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Oak Close (PE26 2AB) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Hemingford Grey & Houghton average (29.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal Oak Close (PE26 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntingdon Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thatchers Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warboys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fishermans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fishermans Close | Under investigation |
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