Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Acre area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Alconbury , and the 235th lowest 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 The Acre (PE28 4DF) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Alconbury average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Acre (PE28 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sharps Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Acre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Blackbird Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lark Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lark Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Leys —
Sep 2025Drugs Sharps Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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