Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Meadow Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 236th highest 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 Meadow Way (PE28 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (PE28 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge End Under investigation

Data Sources

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