Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 121.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

South Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Fletton and Stanground , and the 218th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (PE2 8ET) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Fletton and Stanground average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (PE2 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Appleyard. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tucker'S Yard
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tucker'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Copper Beech Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burystead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burystead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stan Rowing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stan Rowing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleyard
Apr 2026Other theft Appleyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Appleyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stonehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehouse Court
Apr 2026Public order Stonehouse Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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