Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 154th 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 The Drive (PE3 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (PE3 6AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Berridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Walnut Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Walnut Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vawser Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kirkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Berridge Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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