Total Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gorse Green area has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 156th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Green (PE1 3XB) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorse Green (PE1 3XB), the main crime hotspot is near Sheepwalk. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Welland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ling Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laburnum Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Primrose Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Primrose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pine Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheepwalk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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