Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cromwell Road area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2EU) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 65 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 (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bamber Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Link Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimbolton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimbolton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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