Total Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorpe Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorpe Road (PE3 6LP) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorpe Road (PE3 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Harewood Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurlaston Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokesay Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlaston Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver St John Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oliver St John Place | Under investigation |
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