Total Crime Rate
686.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Compass Point Business Park 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 Compass Point Business Park (PE27 5JL) 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 Compass Point Business Park (PE27 5JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Needingworth Road, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elsworth Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holywell-cum-Needingworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Needingworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Needingworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Needingworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Needingworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsworth Close | — |
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