Total Crime Rate

337.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 337.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

City Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (PE1 1XN) in the last 12 months was 337.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 165.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (PE1 1XN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 750 crimes here, including 380 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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