Total Crime Rate

189.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartley Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 112th highest crime rate of 631 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 Hartley Avenue (PE1 5DF) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Avenue (PE1 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hammonds Drive. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hammonds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mitchell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hammonds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Potters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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