Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gainsborough Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Ives East , and the 229th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Drive (PE27 3HH) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Drive (PE27 3HH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Degas Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Constable Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Constable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Constable Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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