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

Ruther 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 Ruther Close (PE2 9RX) 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 Ruther Close (PE2 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oswald Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farriers Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruther Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Farriers Court 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Mollis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruther Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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