Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 36.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maple Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Holywell-cum-Needingworth , and the 210th 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 Maple Close (PE28 3XH) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Close (PE28 3XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatley Crescent, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood End (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Maple Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sayers Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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