Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Lawson Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawson Avenue (PE2 8QE) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the East average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawson Avenue (PE2 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Havelock Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alconbury Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldfare Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fieldfare Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fieldfare Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1092 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B1092 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Walsham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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