Total Crime Rate
818.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pelham Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 631 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 Pelham Close (PE3 9AD) in the last 12 months was 818.2 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 421.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 391.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pelham Close (PE3 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Peacock Way. Police recorded 220 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Peacock Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peacock Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peacock Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peacock Way | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peacock Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peacock Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peacock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peacock Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Egar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacock Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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