Total Crime Rate

193.6 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 193.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mercian Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 107th 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 Mercian Court (PE2 8LF) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercian Court (PE2 8LF), 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 Mercian Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppingford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celtic Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercian Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercian Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shamrock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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