Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

East Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 569 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 East Street (PE28 3LS) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Holywell-cum-Needingworth average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (PE28 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Holliday'S Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Holywell-cum-Needingworth

Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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