Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Paston Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 304th 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 Paston Lane (PE4 6HA) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paston Lane (PE4 6HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croyland Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paston Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Council Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chedworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Council Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Council Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willesden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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