Total Crime Rate
135.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stapleton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Alconbury , and the 68th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stapleton Close (PE28 5WN) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stapleton Close (PE28 5WN), 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 | 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 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleton Close | Under investigation |
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