Total Crime Rate
246.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Axiom Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 77th highest crime rate of 631 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 Axiom Avenue (PE3 7EH) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% higher than the Bretton average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Axiom Avenue (PE3 7EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottesmore Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelveston Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bretton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Deene Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cottesmore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Axiom Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Edgcote Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chelveston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowick Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dingley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Deene Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Drive | — |
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