Crime in St Ives
Recorded crime in St Ives is 1.1 times the Huntingdonshire average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of St Ives: about 11,170 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 5.6/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −11%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Huntingdonshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of St Ives.
Crime over 5 years
Down 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of St Ives, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Huntingdonshire average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 64% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 64% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Huntingdonshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Huntingdonshire council area, not only St Ives. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 246 | 1.3 | Up 47% |
| Cars broken into | 323 | 1.7 | About the same |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 679 | 3.6 | Down 7% |
| Burglary of homes | 211 | 1.1 | Up 19% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in PE27
In PE27, the postcode district at the centre of St Ives, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 505 | 7% | 7% | 70% | 11% | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 260 | 4% | 3% | 3% | 90% | 0% |
| Other theft | 92 | 1% | 1% | 27% | 66% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 88 | 9% | 5% | 39% | 43% | 5% |
| Public order | 62 | 10% | 3% | 61% | 24% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 52 | 0% | 0% | 21% | 75% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 3.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 24.7 |
| Drugs | 2.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 6.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.0 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.8 |
| Public order | 5.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.9 |
| Shoplifting | 4.4 |
Postcode districts in St Ives
Nearby towns
Council: Huntingdonshire
Questions about crime in St Ives
- Is St Ives a safe place to live?
- St Ives scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Huntingdonshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in St Ives?
- Down 11% over 5 years, from 750 recorded crimes a year to 665.
- What is the most common crime in St Ives?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in St Ives compare with Huntingdonshire?
- Crime severity in St Ives is 1.1 times the Huntingdonshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in St Ives?
- In PE27, the postcode district at the centre of St Ives, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 42% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in St Ives?
- In Huntingdonshire, the council area St Ives is in, the police recorded 246 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, up 47% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in St Ives?
- 679 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Huntingdonshire, the council area St Ives is in, 3.6 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in St Ives last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Huntingdonshire, the council area St Ives is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.