Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canterbury Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (PE4 6PE) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Gunthorpe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Road (PE4 6PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rivendale (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ripon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rivendale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carron Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rivendale | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coventry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivendale | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivendale | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carron Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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