Total Crime Rate
234.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parliament Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dogsthorpe Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dogsthorpe Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dogsthorpe Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Century Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Century Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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