Total Crime Rate

382.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 382.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • 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

New Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Ives South , and the 13th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (PE27 5DS) in the last 12 months was 382.9 per 1,000 residents and was 366.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (PE27 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robbs Walk —
Apr 2026Public order White Hart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robbs Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Robbs Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robbs Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robbs Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quay Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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