Total Crime Rate
157.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crabtree 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.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheepwalk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laburnum Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crabtree | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepwalk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulverston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulverston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulverston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ling Garth | — |
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