Total Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 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 131.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sheridan Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 196th 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 Sheridan Road (PE1 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Dogsthorpe average (100.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheridan Road (PE1 3LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheridan Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheridan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlowe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Robert Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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