Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Ives East , and the 166th lowest 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 Chaucer Way (PE27 6TY) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the St Ives East average (45.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Way (PE27 6TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green How (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chaucer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green How —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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