Total Crime Rate

332.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.2 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 332.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princes Gate area has the 20th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 42nd 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 Princes Gate (PE1 4DY) in the last 12 months was 332.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 155.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Gate (PE1 4DY), 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 Princes Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Apr 2026Public order Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vergette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vergette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vergette Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monument Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Huntly Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Princes Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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