Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 137.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Back Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 177th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (PE6 7TA) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (PE6 7TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowland Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleve Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boxgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merevale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merevale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Benet'S Gardens —
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Data Sources

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