Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helmsdale Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helmsdale Gardens (PE4 6NS) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmsdale Gardens (PE4 6NS), the main crime hotspot is near Rivendale. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helmsdale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carron Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dukesmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Werrington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rivendale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Werrington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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