Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 631 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 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.6% 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 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taverners Road (27 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A15 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Taverners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourges Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourges Boulevard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A15 —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taverners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taverners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Taverners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A15 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A15 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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