Total Crime Rate
183.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechwood Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 116th 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 Beechwood Close (PE1 4PN) in the last 12 months was 183.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechwood Close (PE1 4PN), 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 | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Close | 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 | Lilac Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lilac Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olive Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larch Grove | — |
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