Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Buckthorn Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston , and the 125th 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 Buckthorn Road (PE7 8EE) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Fletton and Woodston average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckthorn Road (PE7 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phorpres Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pernys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedda Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Serpentine —
Apr 2026Other crime Sorbus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorbus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lornas Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pernys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pernys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Buckthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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