Crime Rates at Princes Street, Peterborough, PE1 2QS

Princes Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 42nd 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 Princes Street (PE1 2QS) in the last 12 months was 332.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 155.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (PE1 2QS), 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.