Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knighton Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 150th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Close (PE7 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Hampton Vale average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Close (PE7 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Home Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bewick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Home Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Peregrine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Osier Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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