Crime Rates at Ashwell Close, Hampton Centre, Peterborough, PE7 8PQ

Ashwell Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston , and the 56th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwell Close (PE7 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 264.5% higher than the Fletton and Woodston average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Close (PE7 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickburn Close, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harn Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.