Total Crime Rate

424.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.7 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 424.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 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

St Marks Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 24th 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 St Marks Street (PE1 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 424.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 224.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Street (PE1 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burghley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northminster Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northminster Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Towler Street —
Apr 2026Public order Geneva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crawthorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Church Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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