Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mountbatten Way area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 631 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 Mountbatten Way (PE3 7JY) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Way (PE3 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tansor Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandford
Sep 2025Public order Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raleigh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raleigh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smallwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanspool Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookfurlong Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookfurlong Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brookfurlong Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanspool Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swanspool Under investigation

Data Sources

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