Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Atherstone Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 162nd 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 Atherstone Avenue (PE3 9TY) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherstone Avenue (PE3 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottesmore Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelveston Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atherstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cottesmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelveston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottesmore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelveston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelveston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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