Total Crime Rate

183.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 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 183.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Dover 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Dover Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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