Total Crime Rate
188.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portchester Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 631 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 Portchester Close (PE2 8UP) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portchester Close (PE2 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 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 | Drugs | Perseus Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastrea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Farm Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Farm Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delph Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aydon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fen View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aydon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aydon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kedleston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brutus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perseus Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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