Total Crime Rate

286.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 286.6 10/10
  • Drugs 203.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benedict Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 52nd 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 Benedict Square (PE4 6GD) in the last 12 months was 286.6 per 1,000 residents and was 297.1% higher than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benedict Square (PE4 6GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Werrington Parkway, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dukesmead (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benedict Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coningsby Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dukesmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carron Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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