Total Crime Rate
299.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
148.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Ives South , and the 19th 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 East Street (PE27 5FG) in the last 12 months was 299.3 per 1,000 residents and was 264.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Street (PE27 5FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Robbs Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robbs Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Quay | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crown Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | White Hart Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robbs Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robbs Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robbs Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Lane | — |
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