Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welland Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 50th 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 Welland Road (PE1 3SH) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welland Road (PE1 3SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welland Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cerris Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palm Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broom Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broom Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dovecote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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