Total Crime Rate

288.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Saxby Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 51st 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 Saxby Gardens (PE1 4TD) in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 162.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxby Gardens (PE1 4TD), the main crime hotspot is near Tilton Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxby Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Saxby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myrtle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxby Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottonwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cottonwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scalford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apricot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olive Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hemlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemlock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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