Total Crime Rate

254.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 254.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Atherstone Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 70th highest crime rate of 631 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 Atherstone Avenue (PE3 9UG) in the last 12 months was 254.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherstone Avenue (PE3 9UG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Atherstone Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ledbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —

Data Sources

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