Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 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 157.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crabtree area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 154th highest 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 Crabtree (PE4 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabtree (PE4 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sheepwalk. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crabtree area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepwalk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crabtree Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepwalk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulverston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulverston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulverston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ling Garth

Data Sources

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