Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christopher Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 315th highest 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 Christopher Close (PE1 3YA) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Close (PE1 3YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowper Road, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcote Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxdale
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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