Total Crime Rate

686.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 686.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 594.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 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
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

Needingworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 5th 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 Needingworth Road (PE27 4NB) in the last 12 months was 686.8 per 1,000 residents and was 957.1% higher than the Holywell-cum-Needingworth average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needingworth Road (PE27 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Needingworth Road. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 5 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Needingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Needingworth 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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