Total Crime Rate

210.5 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 210.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Richmond Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 96th 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 Richmond Avenue (PE4 6DF) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 214.9% higher than the Gunthorpe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (PE4 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Rowledge Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowledge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corfe Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walton Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowledge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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