Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Riverside Gardens area has the 48th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 106th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Gardens (PE3 6GE) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 121.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Gardens (PE3 6GE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gables Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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