Total Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookside 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 Brookside (PE28 4EP) 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 Brookside (PE28 4EP), 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.
View Crime In Alconbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lark Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lark Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Leys | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sharps Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blackbird Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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