Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cobden Avenue 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 Cobden Avenue (PE1 2NU) 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 Cobden Avenue (PE1 2NU), 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 Cobden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close —
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Link Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimbolton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimbolton Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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