Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thongsley area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 233rd 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 Thongsley (PE29 1NT) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Huntingdon East average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thongsley (PE29 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Coneygear Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Huntingdon East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thongsley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Martin Luther King Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garner Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lucas Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gimber Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gimber Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coneygear Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sandwich Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aspen Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tennyson Close | Under investigation |
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