Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Witham Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Ives East , and the 262nd highest 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 Witham Close (PE27 3DY) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the St Ives East average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Close (PE27 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Witham Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Witham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Degas Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Constable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Constable Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Constable Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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