Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots , and the 201st highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Walk (PE29 2DH) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Walk (PE29 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Merton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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