Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Flats area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 275th 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 The Flats (PE4 7UX) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Flats (PE4 7UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotswold Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ringstead Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Flats area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlowe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ringstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osbourne Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiston Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kennet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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