Total Crime Rate

705.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 705.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Public order 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Side area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 569 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 West Side (PE29 7BX) in the last 12 months was 705.2 per 1,000 residents and was 720.8% higher than the Brampton average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 302.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Side (PE29 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Margarets Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halcyon Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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