Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, Peterborough, PE1 2HQ

Cromwell Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 156th 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 Cromwell Road (PE1 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PE1 2HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.