Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Heath area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 84th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Heath (PE28 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.9% higher than the Holywell-cum-Needingworth average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in The Heath area

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Data Sources

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