Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cromwell Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 280th 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 Cromwell Road (PE1 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Street. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 54 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 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A15 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order A15 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A15 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A15 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Summerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A15 —
Sep 2025Burglary Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taverners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Taverners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taverners Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hankey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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