Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holywell Close area has the 79th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 211th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Close (PE3 6XR) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Close (PE3 6XR), the main crime hotspot is near Lingwood Park. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Down Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Melford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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