Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chestnut Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 572 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 Chestnut Close (PE29 7BS) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 206.2% higher than the Huntingdon East average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Close (PE29 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Maule Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maule Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilyfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maule Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Maule Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maule Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aspen Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maule Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maule Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maule Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maule Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilyfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barleyfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barleyfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneygear Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sallowbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sallowbush Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coneygear Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coneygear Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saunders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saunders Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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