Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartley Avenue area has the 79th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 205th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartley Avenue (PE1 5DF) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Avenue (PE1 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Mitchell Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hammonds Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammonds Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hammonds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mitchell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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