Total Crime Rate
254.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Catherine Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston , and the 69th highest crime rate of 627 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 Catherine Close (PE2 7FD) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 227.6% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Catherine Close (PE2 7FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Botolph Lane, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A605 (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longwater | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longwater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A605 | — |
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