Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Van Gogh Place area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Ives East , and the 212th lowest 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 Van Gogh Place (PE27 3HE) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Van Gogh Place (PE27 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambridge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Degas Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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