Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cobden Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Street (PE1 2HD) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Street (PE1 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bourges Boulevard, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerfield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Apr 2026Public order Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourges Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bamber Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taverners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A15 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A15 —
Apr 2026Burglary A15 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Link Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —

Data Sources

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