Total Crime Rate

365.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 365.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 248.7 10/10
  • Other crime 47.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Whitehall Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Buckden , and the 14th 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 Whitehall Way (PE28 0DL) in the last 12 months was 365.1 per 1,000 residents and was 714.5% higher than the Buckden average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 269.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Way (PE28 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crow Spinney Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowley Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Buckden

Crime Over Time in Whitehall Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

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.