Total Crime Rate

495.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 495.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton , and the 8th highest crime rate of 572 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 High Street (PE29 3EN) in the last 12 months was 495.3 per 1,000 residents and was 483.6% higher than the Brampton average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 233.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE29 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 220 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Oak Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Oak Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Passage —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferrars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roscrea Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drovers Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Walden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cherry Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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