Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The 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.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalby Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Myrtle Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dalby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalby Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hallaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hallaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tilton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cottonwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scalford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Apricot Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Apricot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Myrtle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
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