Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Peterhouse Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 60th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peterhouse Crescent (PE15 8QT) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the March North average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterhouse Crescent (PE15 8QT), the main crime hotspot is near Harebell Close. Police recorded 22 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 Peterhouse Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stevens Way 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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