Total Crime Rate
134.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wootton Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Fletton and Stanground , and the 185th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wootton Avenue (PE2 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Fletton and Stanground average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wootton Avenue (PE2 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Henson Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Henson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Davis Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Margarets Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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