Total Crime Rate
101.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somerby Garth area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 259th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somerby Garth (PE1 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerby Garth (PE1 4TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langton Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilmorton Drive (24 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilmorton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilmorton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilmorton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalby Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Allexton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stathern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilmorton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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