Total Crime Rate
96.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastern Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 271st highest 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 Eastern Avenue (PE1 4QA) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastern Avenue (PE1 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welland Road, where police recorded 38 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 Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damson Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Apricot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Welland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laburnum Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harebell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harebell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pine Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Myrtle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Furze Ride | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ling Garth | — |
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