Total Crime Rate

276.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 276.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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

St Johns Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 57th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Street (PE1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 276.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (PE1 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crawthorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vineyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monument Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jordan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jordan Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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