Total Crime Rate

393.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 393.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wilderness area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Ives South , and the 11th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wilderness (PE27 4JH) in the last 12 months was 393.7 per 1,000 residents and was 379.4% higher than the St Ives South average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wilderness (PE27 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wilderness area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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