Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pittneys area has the lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 24th 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 Pittneys (PE4 7BB) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pittneys (PE4 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Ringstead Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ringstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectors Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Topmoor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osbourne Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Topmoor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Robert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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