Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Michaels Walk area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Walk (PE6 7XG) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merevale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merevale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleve Place
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 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boxgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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