Total Crime Rate

357.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.4 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 357.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Heather Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 35th highest crime rate of 627 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 Heather Avenue (PE1 3XN) in the last 12 months was 357.8 per 1,000 residents and was 255.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 172.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (PE1 3XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welland Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Welland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovecote Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crocus Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Heather Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dovecote Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dovecote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Primrose Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crocus Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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