Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

The Catkins area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 139th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Catkins (PE1 4QL) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Catkins (PE1 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Scalford Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Catkins area

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

Data Sources

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