Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canberra Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Ives East , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 569 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 Canberra Drive (PE27 3UR) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the St Ives East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canberra Drive (PE27 3UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Road, where police recorded 46 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.
View Crime In St Ives East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Van Gogh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wheatfields | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Constable Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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