Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gidding Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Alconbury , and the 111th 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 Gidding Road (PE28 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Alconbury average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gidding Road (PE28 5UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stapleton Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sawtry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hodson Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hodson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodson Court | — |
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