Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Markham Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots , and the 130th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Markham Drive (PE29 2PE) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots average (52.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Markham Drive (PE29 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Cohort Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cohort Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cohort Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cohort Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cohort Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cohort Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanner Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanner Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanner Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanner Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Way | — |
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