Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fairfields Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Ives South , and the 125th 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 Fairfields Crescent (PE27 5QH) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfields Crescent (PE27 5QH), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St Ives South

Crime Over Time in Fairfields Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pig Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Needingworth Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑