Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheviot Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 303rd 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 Cheviot Avenue (PE4 7TD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheviot Avenue (PE4 7TD), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tudor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chiltern Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gunthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | — |
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