Total Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kent Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Huntingdon East , and the 72nd 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 Kent Road (PE29 7JL) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kent Road (PE29 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Tiles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dover Close | Under investigation |
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