Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitacre area has the 74th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 194th highest crime rate of 627 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 Whitacre (PE1 4SX) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitacre (PE1 4SX), the main crime hotspot is near Whittington. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 35 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
Apr 2026Robbery Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitacre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdyke Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order North Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saltersgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elborne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elborne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order North Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martinsbridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwyn Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whittington Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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