Total Crime Rate

276.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 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 276.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 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

Fairchild Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 56th 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 Fairchild Way (PE1 3TL) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairchild Way (PE1 3TL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcote Close. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairchild Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wesleyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wesleyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wesleyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesleyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dovecote Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovecote Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dovecote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wesleyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Welland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crocus Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodcote Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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