Total Crime Rate

293.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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

Saunders Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saunders Close (PE2 9RD) in the last 12 months was 293.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Close (PE2 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saunders Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruther Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mollis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coltsfoot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberleaf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ruther Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daymond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Badington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhine Avenue —
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Data Sources

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