Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.3 6/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Desborough Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desborough Avenue (PE2 8RF) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the East average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Avenue (PE2 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Juno Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stukeley Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lima Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oakdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wright Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poulter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittlesey Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Oakdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romany Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aurora Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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