Total Crime Rate

381.2 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 381.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
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 13th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 28th 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 Cromwell Road (PE1 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 103 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 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geneva Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geneva Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geneva Street
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Craig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate

Data Sources

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