Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 68th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Close (PE29 7AY) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 188.1% higher than the Huntingdon East average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Close (PE29 7AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coneygear Court, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bernard Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sallowbush Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beech Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maule Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maule Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maule Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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