Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherds Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 631 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 Shepherds Close (PE4 6RB) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 533.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Close (PE4 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copsewood, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thursfield β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatenby Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Thursfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canwell β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodwin Walk β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Skaters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatenby Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copsewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatenby Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pipistrelle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gatenby β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatenby Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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