Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

New Road area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 284th highest crime rate of 631 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 New Road (PE2 9HA) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (PE2 9HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Squires (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewster Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Squires Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Huntly Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leyland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Huntly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brewster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhine Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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