Total Crime Rate
180.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gables Close 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 Gables Close (PE3 6GU) 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 Gables Close (PE3 6GU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vintners Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vintners Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vintners Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Vawser Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hope Close | Under investigation |
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