Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Yaxley , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (PE7 3EA) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower than the Yaxley average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (PE7 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yaxley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speechley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broadway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Broadway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellflower Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellflower Drive | — |
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