Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Essex Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (PE29 1SE) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.8% higher than the Huntingdon East average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (PE29 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collinson Crescent —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beaumont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Road —
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Data Sources

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