Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willesden Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willesden Avenue (PE4 6EB) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willesden Avenue (PE4 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Way. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willesden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Council Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scotney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willesden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chedworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Council Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Council Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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