Total Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ash Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 304th 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 Ash Close (PE1 4PG) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Close (PE1 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lilac Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olive Road | — |
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