Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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 37th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Street (PE1 3BX) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Street (PE1 3BX), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingleborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingleborough Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingleborough Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingleborough Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingleborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingleborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Century Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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