Total Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.8 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 174.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 129th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (PE1 5JX) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 115.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (PE1 5JX), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Danes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Park Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padholme Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Park Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Monksfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eastleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mellows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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