Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Chaucer Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 234th 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 Chaucer Road (PE1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (PE1 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Way. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chedworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scotney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burmer Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Belham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willesden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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