Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Buttercream Drive area has the 82nd lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 627 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 Buttercream Drive (PE2 9SW) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercream Drive (PE2 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercream Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruther Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberleaf Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mollis Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barley Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntly Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruther Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberleaf Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ruther Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberleaf Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberleaf Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cunningham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cunningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberleaf Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberleaf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberleaf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Ruther Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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