Total Crime Rate
185.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cobbet Place 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 Cobbet Place (PE1 5EW) 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 Cobbet Place (PE1 5EW), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Whalley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Princes Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Corcoran Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Corcoran Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corcoran Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corcoran Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whalley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eastholm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitsed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vergette Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vergette Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Padholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morris Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Central Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Park Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Park Close | — |
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