Crime Rates at Beech Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2EH

Beech Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 25th 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 Beech Avenue (PE1 2EH) in the last 12 months was 413.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 231.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (PE1 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.