Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.5 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 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 449.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.8 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton , and the 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 3LD) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1078.3% higher than the Brampton average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 217.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE29 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 149 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 (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Moat Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Moat Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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