Total Crime Rate

191.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 191.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chaucer Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 109th 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 Chaucer Road (PE1 3LS) in the last 12 months was 191.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (PE1 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Way. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Scotney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willesden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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