Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakdale 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 Oakdale Avenue (PE2 8TB) 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 Oakdale Avenue (PE2 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Kendrick Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romany Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sydney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poulter Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendrick Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whittlesey Road | — |
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