Total Crime Rate

163.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Limetree Avenue area has the 57th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 140th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limetree Avenue (PE1 2NS) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limetree Avenue (PE1 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Street. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limetree Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hankey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Taverners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taverners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taverners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Taverners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close
Sep 2025Public order Townsend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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