Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Percival Street area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 282nd 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 Percival Street (PE3 6AT) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percival Street (PE3 6AT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Percival Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Walnut Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Berridge Place 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 2026Possession of weapons Hope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Walnut Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwalton Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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