Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitacre area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 631 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 Whitacre (PE1 4SU) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Central average (353.2 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitacre (PE1 4SU), the main crime hotspot is near Whittington. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitacre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadenvale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadenvale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Whittington Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elborne Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elborne Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadenvale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitacre —
Sep 2025Public order Whittington Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltersgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Saltersgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltersgate Under investigation

Data Sources

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