Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Dell area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 273rd 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 The Dell (PE2 9QE) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dell (PE2 9QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belsize Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Dell area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leyland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Way
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road

Data Sources

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