Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lilac Road 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 Lilac Road (PE1 4PR) 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 Lilac Road (PE1 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood Close, where police recorded 46 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scalford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lilac Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olive Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myrtle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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