Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lynton Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 110th 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 Lynton Road (PE1 3DU) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Road (PE1 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowper Road, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaglesthorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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