Total Crime Rate

360.8 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 360.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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

Maskew Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 33rd 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 Maskew Avenue (PE1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 360.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maskew Avenue (PE1 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Brassey Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maskew Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brassey Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maskew Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brassey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brassey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thistlemoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thistlemoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistlemoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burmer Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maskew Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peppercorn Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brassey Close

Data Sources

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