Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witham Way 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 Witham Way (PE4 7XT) 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 Witham Way (PE4 7XT), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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