Total Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drake Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 631 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 Drake Avenue (PE2 9EP) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Fletton and Woodston average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drake Avenue (PE2 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drake Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fletton and Woodston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boroughfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henson Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henson Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roden Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shipton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Phorpres Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospero Close | — |
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