Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kennet Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Dogsthorpe , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 631 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 Kennet Gardens (PE4 7XS) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Dogsthorpe average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kennet Gardens (PE4 7XS), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dogsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Severn Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derwent Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weedon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heyford Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Severn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Severn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derwent Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotswold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotswold Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringstead Road | Under investigation |
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