Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Poplar Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Avenue (PE1 4QE) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (PE1 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Damson Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harebell Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myrtle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Damson Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cottonwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottonwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apricot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Furze Ride Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Welland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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