Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Wootton Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Fletton and Stanground , and the 185th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wootton Avenue (PE2 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Fletton and Stanground average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wootton Avenue (PE2 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Henson Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wootton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Margarets Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Cook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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