Total Crime Rate

317.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 317.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Mountsteven Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 46th 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 Mountsteven Avenue (PE4 6HT) in the last 12 months was 317.1 per 1,000 residents and was 339.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 207.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountsteven Avenue (PE4 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 54 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mountsteven Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baxter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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