Total Crime Rate
87.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rockbourne Place 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 Rockbourne Place (PE4 6BF) 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 Rockbourne Place (PE4 6BF), the main crime hotspot is near Sheridan Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Paston and Walton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rockbourne Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kipling Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marlowe Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
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