Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Cathwaite area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 35th 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 Cathwaite (PE4 7BE) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathwaite (PE4 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Chadburn. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cathwaite area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rectors Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chadburn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chadburn —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chadburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Freston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freston Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freston —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freston Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winterton —

Data Sources

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