Total Crime Rate

332.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.2 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 332.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bradfield Way 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 Bradfield Way (PE1 2QZ) 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 Bradfield Way (PE1 2QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Huntly Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive West —
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Century Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Century Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Square —
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Data Sources

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