Total Crime Rate

413.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.7 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 413.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
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

Cromwell Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 627 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 Cromwell Road (PE1 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 413.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 231.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 115 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Link Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bell'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Geneva Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geneva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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