Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Hankey Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hankey Street (PE1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hankey Street (PE1 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bourges Boulevard, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near English Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hankey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerfield Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft English Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order English Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson English Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary English Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourges Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard
Apr 2026Burglary A15 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Link Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A15

Data Sources

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