Total Crime Rate
64.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waltham Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 627 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 Waltham Close (PE1 4TP) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ).
In the area around Waltham Close (PE1 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilton Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langton Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scalford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalby Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stathern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Road | Under investigation |
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