Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shepherd Terrace area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hemingford Grey & Houghton , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherd Terrace (PE28 3EW) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Hemingford Grey & Houghton average (29.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shepherd Terrace (PE28 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cross, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coach Mews (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Somersham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pasture | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
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