Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edinburgh Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 283rd 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 Edinburgh Avenue (PE4 6PL) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Gunthorpe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Avenue (PE4 6PL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivendale Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Werrington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Werrington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coventry Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rivendale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ripon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivendale Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rivendale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pipistrelle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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