Total Crime Rate

411.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.6 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 411.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Scholars Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton , and the 10th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholars Avenue (PE29 6GP) in the last 12 months was 411.0 per 1,000 residents and was 384.3% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 195.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholars Avenue (PE29 6GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Scholars Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Road

Data Sources

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