Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Newark Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 213th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Avenue (PE1 4NS) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Avenue (PE1 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tait Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkston Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Grove

Data Sources

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