Total Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Squires Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hemingford Grey & Houghton , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Squires Close (PE28 3HT) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Hemingford Grey & Houghton average (29.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Squires Close (PE28 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwood Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hemingford Grey & Houghton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhall Road | Under investigation |
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