Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sylton Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots , and the 270th lowest 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 Sylton Close (PE29 2EU) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylton Close (PE29 2EU), 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 Sylton Close area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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