Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Waltham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Waltham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scalford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stathern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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