Total Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Terrace area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 220th 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 Orchard Terrace (PE29 1DA) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Huntingdon East average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Terrace (PE29 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Wellsfield. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aspen Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleyfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thongsley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilyfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilyfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleyfield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleyfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beaton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coneygear Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coneygear Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coneygear Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coneygear Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coneygear Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coldhams Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Whaddons | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellsfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Whaddons | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradshaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellsfield | — |
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