Total Crime Rate

1862.4 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 1862.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1064.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.2 10/10
  • Public order 105.3 10/10
  • Other theft 72.9 10/10
  • Burglary 40.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 24.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
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

Montagu Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 Montagu Road (PE4 6EE) in the last 12 months was 1862.4 per 1,000 residents and was 427.2% higher than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 263 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 340.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Road (PE4 6EE), 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 Montagu Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Council Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Council Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willesden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scotney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Council Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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