Total Crime Rate

439.0 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 439.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 256.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mountsteven Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 21st 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 Mountsteven Avenue (PE4 6HS) in the last 12 months was 439.0 per 1,000 residents and was 556.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 292.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountsteven Avenue (PE4 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dover Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountsteven Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowledge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowledge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mountsteven Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountsteven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walton Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountsteven Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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