Total Crime Rate
7637.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3028.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
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 Church Street (PE1 1XB) in the last 12 months was 7637.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2063.5% higher than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 325 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 16 cases , up 23.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -26.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 527 (≈ 3028.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (PE1 1XB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 974 crimes here, including 389 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Viersen Platz | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viersen Platz | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viersen Platz | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Viersen Platz | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Viersen Platz | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Viersen Platz | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Viersen Platz | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Viersen Platz | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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