Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chapel Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 306th lowest 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 Chapel Street (PE2 8JF) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (PE2 8JF), 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 Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daffodil Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daffodil Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tucker'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Burglary Stan Rowing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stan Rowing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleyard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayres Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Appleyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Appleyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daffodil Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehouse Court
Apr 2026Public order Stonehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stonehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street

Data Sources

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