Total Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 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 179.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mercian Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 627 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 179.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Mercian Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Coppingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercian Court —
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Data Sources

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