Total Crime Rate

1489.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1489.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 781.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 319.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.7 10/10
  • Other theft 85.0 10/10
  • Public order 68.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.4 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Drugs 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

Montagu Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 627 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 1489.9 per 1,000 residents and was 322.0% higher than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 319.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Road (PE4 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Council Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Council Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guthlac Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Guthlac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willesden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Scotney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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