Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gunthorpe Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gunthorpe Road (PE4 7TG) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Gunthorpe average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunthorpe Road (PE4 7TG), the main crime hotspot is near Hadley Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | — |
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