Total Crime Rate
7488.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cathedral Square area has the highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 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 Cathedral Square (PE1 1XH) in the last 12 months was 7488.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2020.1% higher than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 363 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 15 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 571 (≈ 3281.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cathedral Square (PE1 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1036 crimes here, including 475 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viersen Platz | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rivergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rivergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rivergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rivergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rivergate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rivergate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rivergate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Viersen Platz | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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