Crime Rates at Townsend Close, Peterborough, PE1 2SQ

Townsend Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 88th highest crime rate of 627 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 Townsend Close (PE1 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 210.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Close (PE1 2SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Street (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.