Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vere 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 3EB) 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 3EB), 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.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foxdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peveril Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Pauls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Pauls Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Pauls Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clare Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcote Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodcote Close | Under investigation |
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