Total Crime Rate

189.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alexandra Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 112th 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 Alexandra Road (PE1 3DG) in the last 12 months was 189.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 386.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (PE1 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peveril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Square
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road
Apr 2026Other crime Century Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Century Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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