Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dryden Road area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 287th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryden Road (PE1 3JF) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (PE1 3JF), the main crime hotspot is near Thistlemoor Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlowe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burmer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistlemoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Thistlemoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Eaglesthorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaglesthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burmer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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