Total Crime Rate
313.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gordon Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston , and the 48th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
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 Gordon Way (PE2 7AE) in the last 12 months was 313.5 per 1,000 residents and was 304.2% higher than the Fletton and Woodston average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gordon Way (PE2 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Botolph Lane, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basil Green (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fletton and Woodston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Botolph Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Basil Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Botolph Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Botolph Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Botolph Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gretton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basil Green | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Botolph Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basil Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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