Total Crime Rate

271.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 271.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 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

Colwyn Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 59th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwyn Avenue (PE1 5RY) in the last 12 months was 271.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Avenue (PE1 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolf Square (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colwyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elborne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwyn Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order North Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyvelly Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eames Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eames Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrowfield —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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