Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 · 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 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 627 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 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (PE1 3LU), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Scotney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willesden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rockbourne Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burmer Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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