Total Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedford Street area has the 71st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 176th highest crime rate of 627 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 Bedford Street (PE1 4DN) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedford Street (PE1 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gate. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 38 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 | Princes Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crawthorne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Mary'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leicester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eastfield Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monument Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oaklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaklands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobbet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbet Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vergette Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jordan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jordan Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vergette Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vergette Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cavendish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitsed Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Princes Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Princes Gate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Princes Gate | Local resolution |
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