Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bishops Road area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 280th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Road (PE1 5AS) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Road (PE1 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Wake Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammonds Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Star Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Star Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fengate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Star Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hammonds Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morris Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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