Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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

Bedford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Crawthorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Monument Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobbet Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vergette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jordan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jordan Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vergette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vergette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitsed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Gate Local resolution

Data Sources

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