Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charcoal Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Alconbury , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 569 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 Charcoal Lane (PE28 4SE) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Alconbury average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charcoal Lane (PE28 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Williams Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pages Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alconbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Close | Under investigation |
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