Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ihlee Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 305th highest crime rate of 627 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 Ihlee Close (PE4 6BE) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ihlee Close (PE4 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ihlee Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rockbourne Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlowe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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