Total Crime Rate

209.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

St Martins Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 90th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Street (PE1 3BD) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Street (PE1 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive West
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street 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 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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