Total Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.4 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 234.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 81st 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 Victoria Street (PE1 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (PE1 3BJ), 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 Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Century Square 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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