Total Crime Rate
439.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mountsteven 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.
View Crime In Gunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowledge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowledge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mountsteven Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountsteven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walton Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marholm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marholm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountsteven Avenue | Under investigation |
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