Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 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
  • 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

Chandlers Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots , and the 271st 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 Chandlers Square (PE29 2NF) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandlers Square (PE29 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butcher Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanner Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chandlers Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butcher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendrey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chandlers Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandlers Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butcher Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butcher Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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