Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Princes Street area has the 67th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (PE1 2QP) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (PE1 2QP), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gate. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Huntly Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive West
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Drive West Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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