Total Crime Rate

220.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 88th highest crime rate of 631 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 220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Street (PE1 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Street
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrows Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Bradfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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