Total Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastern Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 627 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 Eastern Avenue (PE1 4PY) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastern Avenue (PE1 4PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilton Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Damson Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hemlock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lilac Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemlock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Myrtle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottonwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scalford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cottonwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olive Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Apricot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damson Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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