Total Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 109th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Gardens (PE29 1DB) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% higher than the Huntingdon East average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Gardens (PE29 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maule Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellsfield (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thongsley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barleyfield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellsfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellsfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aspen Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| 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 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Maule Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maule Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradshaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maule Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maule Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maule Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maule Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maule Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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