Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Priory Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 627 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 Priory Road (PE3 9EE) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (PE3 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 153 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hacke Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hacke Road
Apr 2026Public order Hacke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hacke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prison
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prison
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation

Data Sources

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