Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheepwalk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 164th highest crime rate of 627 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 Sheepwalk (PE4 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Dogsthorpe average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepwalk (PE4 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Chadburn. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheepwalk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Honeyhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chadburn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chadburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chadburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chadburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chadburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paynesholm Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paynesholm —
Apr 2026Drugs Honeyhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Honeyhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Honeyhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winterton —
Apr 2026Drugs Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Under investigation
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Data Sources

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