Total Crime Rate

448.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 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 448.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 341.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Needingworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 9th highest crime rate of 572 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 Needingworth Road (PE27 4NB) in the last 12 months was 448.4 per 1,000 residents and was 702.9% higher than the Holywell-cum-Needingworth average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needingworth Road (PE27 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Needingworth Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Needingworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Needingworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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