Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow How area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Ives East , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 569 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 Meadow How (PE27 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the St Ives East average (43.4 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow How (PE27 6HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Green How. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Ives East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Green How | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silver Birch Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chestnut Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milton Close | Under investigation |
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