Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Cambridge Avenue area has the 76th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 285th highest crime rate of 631 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 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Avenue (PE1 2JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson English Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hankey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour English Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour English Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary English Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taverners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bamber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourges Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bourges Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Summerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —

Data Sources

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