Total Crime Rate

270.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Broadway area has the 30th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 61st highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (PE1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 270.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (PE1 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 706 crimes here, including 334 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northminster Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crawthorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northminster Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk

Data Sources

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