Total Crime Rate

191.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 191.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Gardens area has the 49th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 108th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Gardens (PE1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 191.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Gardens (PE1 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gate. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whalley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Princes Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Princes Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Princes Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whalley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whalley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Whalley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastholm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corcoran Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corcoran Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corcoran Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Corcoran Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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