Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Pauls Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 627 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 Pauls Road (PE1 3DR) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (PE1 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowper Road, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Pauls Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Eaglesthorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglesthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clare Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilpin Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Pauls Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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