Crime Rates at Birchtree Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4HP

Birchtree Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchtree Avenue (PE1 4HP) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchtree Avenue (PE1 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Acer Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.