Total Crime Rate
349.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bluebell Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 38th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Avenue (PE1 3XG) in the last 12 months was 349.1 per 1,000 residents and was 229.8% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 185.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bluebell Avenue (PE1 3XG), 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 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broom Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dovecote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broom Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palm Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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