Crime Rates at Thistle Drive, Peterborough, PE2 8JA

Thistle Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thistle Drive (PE2 8JA) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the East average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Drive (PE2 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Celtic Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mercian Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.