Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gunthorpe Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 627 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 7TR) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Eye, Thorney and Newborough average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunthorpe Road (PE4 7TR), the main crime hotspot is near Waveney Grove. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gunthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bala Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Rydal Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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