Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Vere Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 213th 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 Vere Road (PE1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vere Road (PE1 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowper Road, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcote Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Pauls Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Pauls Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Lane
Apr 2026Drugs St Pauls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peveril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxdale

Data Sources

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