Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gunthorpe Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gunthorpe Road (PE4 7DS) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Eye, Thorney and Newborough average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunthorpe Road (PE4 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Mardale Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gunthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mardale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mardale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watt Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mardale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keswick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiston Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Rydal Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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