Total Crime Rate

185.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Cavendish Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 118th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Street (PE1 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Street (PE1 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corcoran Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Princes Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Padholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corcoran Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vergette Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vergette Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitsed Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whalley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corcoran Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastholm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Corcoran Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whalley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whalley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whalley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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