Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 572 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 High Street (PE28 3PP) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Holywell-cum-Needingworth average (55.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE28 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge End, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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