Total Crime Rate
183.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dover Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 118th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dover Road (PE4 6JG) in the last 12 months was 183.2 per 1,000 residents and was 153.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dover Road (PE4 6JG), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dover Road | Under investigation |
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