Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chandlers 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butcher Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendrey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chandlers Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chandlers Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butcher Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butcher Drive | Under investigation |
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