Crime Rates at Chestnut Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4PB

Chestnut Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 133rd 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 Chestnut Avenue (PE1 4PB) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (PE1 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acer Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.