Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodhurst Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 271st highest crime rate of 631 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 Woodhurst Road (PE2 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhurst Road (PE2 8PQ), 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 Woodhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittlesey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppingford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celtic Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendrick Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayres Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercian Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mercian Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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