Total Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willow Drove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 136th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Drove (PE6 7QA) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 166.2% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willow Drove (PE6 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowell Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenside Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eye, Thorney and Newborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
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