Total Crime Rate
117.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mountsteven Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 230th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mountsteven Avenue (PE4 6HR) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% higher than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mountsteven Avenue (PE4 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baxter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandringham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sandringham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Crest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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