Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rowell Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Alconbury , and the 156th highest 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 Rowell Way (PE28 5WA) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowell Way (PE28 5WA), the main crime hotspot is near Stapleton Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stapleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stapleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stapleton Close —
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Data Sources

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