Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Central Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 300th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (PE1 4JH) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Central Avenue (PE1 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acer Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cerris Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimshaw Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sallows Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchtree Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garton End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newmarket Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ascot Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pyecroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sallows Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sallows Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sallows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimshaw Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grimshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sallows Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Acer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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