Huntingdonshire Crime Rate June 2024 | Monthly Statistics

The crime profile of Huntingdonshire in June 2024 reveals a distinct balance between violent and property-related offences, offering insight into the area’s social dynamics. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 35.3% of all reported crimes, significantly outpacing other categories. This dominance of violent crime contrasts with the UK average, where such offences constitute 24% of the total. The second-largest category, anti-social behaviour (18.9% of all crimes), aligns with patterns seen in other rural and semi-rural areas where community-based issues often drive these reports. Property crimes, including burglary and vehicle crime, collectively make up 26.5% of the total, a proportion lower than the UK average. This suggests Huntingdonshire’s environment may be less conducive to property-related offences, potentially due to factors such as lower population density or effective local policing. Seasonal context adds nuance: as June marks the start of summer, the area’s tourism sector may begin to influence crime patterns. However, the absence of sharp spikes in theft from the person or vehicle crime indicates that typical summer tourist-driven crimes did not dominate this month. The relatively low rates of shoplifting (6.8% of total crimes) and vehicle crime (3.8%) compared to the UK average may reflect Huntingdonshire’s retail and transportation infrastructure, which may be less concentrated or more secure than in urban centres. These patterns collectively illustrate an area where interpersonal conflicts and public order issues drive crime, rather than economic crime or property theft, a characteristic often seen in smaller, more tightly knit communities.

June 2024 saw notable shifts in specific crime categories, with possession of weapons increasing by 133.3% compared to the previous month, a stark contrast to the UK average where this category is 43% below. This surge, from 9 to 21 incidents, may reflect heightened tensions or unexplained factors in the area. Conversely, robbery rates fell by 60%, dropping from 5 to 2 cases—a decline consistent with broader UK trends where robbery rates have been decreasing since 2021. Shoplifting also rose by 33.3%, moving from 57 to 76 incidents, though this remains 35% below the UK average, suggesting Huntingdonshire’s retail environment may still be more secure than national benchmarks. The category of 'other theft' saw a 19% increase, indicating potential shifts in criminal activity or reporting practices. Huntingdonshire’s violent crime rate (2.1 per 1,000) is 21% below the UK average for this category (2.8 per 1,000), a discrepancy that may reflect local policing effectiveness or demographic factors. The sharp decline in theft from the person (from 9 to 6 cases, a 33.3% drop) aligns with UK-wide trends but highlights the area’s continued success in reducing this type of crime, which is typically associated with tourist hotspots. These variations underscore the combination of local conditions and national crime patterns, with Huntingdonshire maintaining a distinct profile that warrants further analysis.

Huntingdonshire’s crime rate in June 2024 remained stable compared to the previous month, declining by just 1.5% from 6.0 to 5.9 per 1,000 residents. This minimal fluctuation suggests a consistent crime profile, though the area’s overall rate remains 28% below the UK average. On a daily basis, Huntingdonshire experienced an average of 37 crimes per day in June, a figure that translates to a monthly exposure rate of one crime per 170 residents. This ratio, while seemingly high, must be contextualised within the local population of 190,619, where the density of incidents is spread across a broader geographic footprint than in more densely populated regions. The population-scaled perspective reveals that Huntingdonshire’s residents face a lower risk of being victims of crime compared to the UK average, particularly in categories like vehicle crime (56% below the UK average) and shoplifting (35% below). However, the area’s higher-than-average rates in 'other crime' (25% above the UK average) and possession of weapons (43% above) indicate pockets of concern that may require targeted interventions. These figures highlight Huntingdonshire’s unique position in the national crime profile, where its relatively low overall rates mask specific vulnerabilities in certain categories that demand closer attention.