Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gunthorpe Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 34th 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 7TN) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Eye, Thorney and Newborough average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunthorpe Road (PE4 7TN), the main crime hotspot is near Cheviot Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eye, Thorney and Newborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltern Rise | — |
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