Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edwards Walk 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 Edwards Walk (PE28 3QX) 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 Edwards Walk (PE28 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfields, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hermitage Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holywell-cum-Needingworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge End | Under investigation |
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