Total Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cookson Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Yaxley , and the 32nd 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 Cookson Walk (PE7 3WW) in the last 12 months was 201.6 per 1,000 residents and was 186.0% higher than the Yaxley average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 208.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cookson Walk (PE7 3WW), the main crime hotspot is near Cookson Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cookson Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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