Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thistle Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 163rd 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 Thistle Drive (PE2 8HY) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the East average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Drive (PE2 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near Wessex Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celtic Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercian Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercian Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppingford Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daffodil Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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