Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwick Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 314th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwick Close (PE4 7PP) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwick Close (PE4 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Lethbridge Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weedon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rectors Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Severn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Severn Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lethbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Osbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heyford Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Heyford Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Severn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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