Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parnwell Local Centre area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 631 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 Parnwell Local Centre (PE1 4YL) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Central average (353.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parnwell Local Centre (PE1 4YL), the main crime hotspot is near Whittington. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whittington | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitacre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Michael'S Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Michael'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Michael'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltersgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitacre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saltersgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Saltersgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whittington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitacre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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