Total Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walton Park area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 627 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 Walton Park (PE4 6ZA) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walton Park (PE4 6ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Paston and Walton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enterprise Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enterprise Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
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