Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 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 180.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thorpe Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 627 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 Thorpe Road (PE3 6AP) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorpe Road (PE3 6AP), 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 Thorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vawser Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Berridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Berridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Close 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 2026Robbery Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Walnut Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walnut Mews Local resolution
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Data Sources

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