Total Crime Rate

377.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 377.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.5 10/10
  • Public order 66.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Other crime 28.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priestgate area has the 15th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 30th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priestgate (PE1 1AR) in the last 12 months was 377.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestgate (PE1 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 817 crimes here, including 333 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priestgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/194)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wentworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Guildhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wentworth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wentworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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