Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wharf Road area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 298th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (PE2 9PS) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (PE2 9PS), 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 Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flamborough Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deer Valley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Martins Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flamborough Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flamborough Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flamborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Squires Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Squires Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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