Total Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sturrock Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 113th highest crime rate of 627 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 Sturrock Way (PE3 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Bretton average (141.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturrock Way (PE3 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ellindon. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sturrock Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adderley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heltwate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wulfric Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wulfric Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wulfric Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heltwate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heltwate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enterprise Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enterprise Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellindon Under investigation
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