Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Leas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Ives South , and the 174th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Leas (PE27 5PU) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Leas (PE27 5PU), 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 (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Ives South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crown Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robbs Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robbs Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robbs Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Robbs Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robbs Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greengarth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Quay | Offender given a caution |
| 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 crime | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | White Hart Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langley Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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