Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Knighton Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 627 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 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Hampton Vale average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Close (PE7 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Home Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Braymere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teasel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puffin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chaffinch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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