Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Avenue area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 311th lowest 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 Cambridge Avenue (PE1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Avenue (PE1 2JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bamber Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Windmill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime English Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order English Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson English Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary English Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taverners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Searjeant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
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Data Sources

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