Total Crime Rate

375.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.1 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 375.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.8 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 42.1 10/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Padholme Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 31st 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 Padholme Road (PE1 5JA) in the last 12 months was 375.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padholme Road (PE1 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Bank Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxon Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Padholme Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road
Apr 2026Burglary North Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hexham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Monksfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padholme Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mellows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastleigh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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