Total Crime Rate

513.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 513.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.5 10/10
  • Public order 59.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.9 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
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

Cromwell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2EB) in the last 12 months was 513.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 246.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Cowgate. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Deacon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peterborough
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manor House Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Manor House Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor House Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor House Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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