Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bythorn Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 41st 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 Bythorn Road (PE2 8QF) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bythorn Road (PE2 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Belle Vue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bythorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayres Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Coppingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stuart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Stonehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stonehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehouse Court —
Apr 2026Public order Belle Vue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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