Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenfields area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenfields (PE28 3QY) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenfields (PE28 3QY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
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