Total Crime Rate

273.9 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 273.9 10/10
  • Drugs 207.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Papyrus Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 60th 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 Papyrus Road (PE4 5HG) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 309.7% higher than the Gunthorpe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 3150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Papyrus Road (PE4 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Papyrus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Werrington Parkway Under investigation

Data Sources

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