Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chancery Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 631 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 Chancery Lane (PE6 7YF) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chancery Lane (PE6 7YF), the main crime hotspot is near Edgerley Drove. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eye, Thorney and Newborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgerley Drove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ixworth Close | — |
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