Total Crime Rate

247.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.8 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 247.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alexandra Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (PE1 3DA) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (PE1 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Dogsthorpe Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Airedale Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dogsthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dogsthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dogsthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dogsthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woodbyth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Drive West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dogsthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Place —
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 Bradfield Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogsthorpe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Square —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Century Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Century Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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