Total Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodward Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 215th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodward Drive (PE4 7AX) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Dogsthorpe average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodward Drive (PE4 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cartwright Grove, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodward Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beadle Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Beadle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Patterdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herald Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patterdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickenden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartwright Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cartwright Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brickenden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brickenden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beadle Way | Under investigation |
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