Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Close (PE1 4PG) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Close (PE1 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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