Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

New Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Fletton and Stanground , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (PE2 9HF) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (PE2 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near The Squires. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leyland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Squires Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Squires Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Martins Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Way
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road

Data Sources

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