Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilac Road 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 Lilac Road (PE1 4PR) 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 Lilac Road (PE1 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Myrtle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilton Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scalford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Myrtle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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